This is supposing that perhaps one dosen’t come from a line where genetics and memetics co-evolved to a great codependency.
While meme dissemination may find a few people with the right traits to hold on, my (if I was human) biological children seem unlikely to stumble into the proper memes.
Also both parents and educators effect on children is minimal, but a parent can influence a child’s peer group (which does have a considerable influence) far more effectively (he can move) than a teacher or mentor.
In any case optimizing for genetic success is so low cost, I can’t see why everyone, those with children and those without don’t donate sperm/eggs in countries where they can do so anonymously.
Donating sperm is pretty easy. Donating eggs requires some hospital approving you, injecting yourself daily with fertility drugs with unknown long-term effects, making really sure you don’t get pregnant while you’re super-fertile and can’t use normal birth control, a 5% risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and people poking around inside you with a big needle (possibly puncturing something while it’s in there). I would be more likely to consider it if the health risks didn’t make my husband so nervous.
This is supposing that perhaps one dosen’t come from a line where genetics and memetics co-evolved to a great codependency.
While meme dissemination may find a few people with the right traits to hold on, my (if I was human) biological children seem unlikely to stumble into the proper memes.
Also both parents and educators effect on children is minimal, but a parent can influence a child’s peer group (which does have a considerable influence) far more effectively (he can move) than a teacher or mentor.
In any case optimizing for genetic success is so low cost, I can’t see why everyone, those with children and those without don’t donate sperm/eggs in countries where they can do so anonymously.
Donating sperm is pretty easy. Donating eggs requires some hospital approving you, injecting yourself daily with fertility drugs with unknown long-term effects, making really sure you don’t get pregnant while you’re super-fertile and can’t use normal birth control, a 5% risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and people poking around inside you with a big needle (possibly puncturing something while it’s in there). I would be more likely to consider it if the health risks didn’t make my husband so nervous.