I’m assuming the downvotes are from people interpreting the parent comment as ‘vague positive affect for eugenics.’
I do want to note that dath ilan eugenics is entirely “the government pays extra to help smart and altruistic people have more children”, not “the government prevents anyone from reproducing”. Also, a central plot point of the story is that the main character is someone the government didn’t want to pay to help have more children, and is annoyed about it, so it’s not like the story doesn’t engage with the question of whether that’s good.
I’m assuming the downvotes are from people interpreting the parent comment as ‘vague positive affect for eugenics.’
I do want to note that dath ilan eugenics is entirely “the government pays extra to help smart and altruistic people have more children”, not “the government prevents anyone from reproducing”. Also, a central plot point of the story is that the main character is someone the government didn’t want to pay to help have more children, and is annoyed about it, so it’s not like the story doesn’t engage with the question of whether that’s good.