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Everyone has a surname, and as long as there is more than one surname, each surname has a non zero chance of going extinct. Therefore, in the long run, we'll al
by svara 3y ago
Everyone has a surname, and as long as there is more than one surname, each surname has a non zero chance of going extinct. Therefore, in the long run, we'll all share the same surname.
- Sharlin 3y ago> Everyone has a surname https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-believe-about-names/ https://www.kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/falsehoods-programmers-...
- svara 3y agoThat's not the only problem with my logic though ;) It's in fact the smaller one, since the rare blank surname are likely to go extinct given enough time.
- ithkuil 3y agoWhat's the likelihood of uncorrected mispellings of last names? That could AGM generative torte that counteracts the effect