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Not all eugenicists had what they thought were Negative intentions. In the 30s the plan was to send Native Americans to the cities to to interbreed breed with white people to make white people more communal.

And besides, aren’t we forcing these genetic changes onto the children without their consent?



We force life itself on them without their consent, so ensuring they actually live past childhood seems like a package deal...


Is there less beauty and purpose and meaning in a child who lives for 1 month over one that lives for 80 years?


Objectively yes, I'm not even sure that's a question.

I have some serious antinatalist leanings, but if one is going to live (assuming decent quality of life and what not) more life is always going to be objectively better.




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