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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

The point of progeny is to increase the likelihood of your species survival. Today, the opposite is true. I'd call it luck.

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[–] explodicle 5 points 2 months ago

I wonder if decreased reproduction in developed countries is the result of evolutionary forces from long ago. It seems like most animals are the opposite, and have more offspring during times of plenty.

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