Aurini comments on Our society lacks good self-preservation mechanisms - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Aurini 17 July 2009 02:12:54AM 0 points [-]

Note that optional reproduction doesn't have to be 100% true for Roko's premise to hold. Even if 75% of children are 'oops babies' that other 25% will have significant effects on the gene distribution (or rather, the vast multitude that weren't born because of people exercising choice will have an effect)