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[–] Asswardbackaddict@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (10 children)

Notice how diversity is a positive in literally every other species?

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

No, but I do see how literally every other species has some pretty harshly enforced, if you know what I mean, ways that 'weak' members of said species doesn't pass on their genes.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Sounds like you don't know very much about ecology. Outliers are very often punished in nature.

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