People on this site love the idea of spreading our awesome genes through sperm/egg donation, but I wonder how many have tried. I’m sure LWers are above average in brains, but what gene banks wants are largely beauty, height, and flawless family history. As a population I expect we’re average or below average in those things.
So if you’re tall, handsome, and have no family history of any diseases, congratulations.
That’s why I’d have to achieve something high status first- say, becoming a partner in a law firm. That way, I’ll at least maximise my chances of evolutionary sucess (relative to any other avaliable options, given that it’s in the scheme of things minor).
That’s why I’d have to achieve something high status first- say, becoming a partner in a law firm.
I recommend becoming the Chief Medical Officer at the sperm/egg storage facility. Or, you know, the janitor. Darwin doesn’t award points for playing fair!
People on this site love the idea of spreading our awesome genes through sperm/egg donation, but I wonder how many have tried. I’m sure LWers are above average in brains, but what gene banks wants are largely beauty, height, and flawless family history. As a population I expect we’re average or below average in those things.
So if you’re tall, handsome, and have no family history of any diseases, congratulations.
That’s why I’d have to achieve something high status first- say, becoming a partner in a law firm. That way, I’ll at least maximise my chances of evolutionary sucess (relative to any other avaliable options, given that it’s in the scheme of things minor).
I recommend becoming the Chief Medical Officer at the sperm/egg storage facility. Or, you know, the janitor. Darwin doesn’t award points for playing fair!
As things stand (much to Inspector Darwin’s horror), you don’t need even to be the janitor—the donors make out like cuckolds. One known donor has 150 offspring: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/health/06donor.html
Evolutionary sucess is by comparison a minor priority for me- if it were my first priority, that would indeed be my best course of action.