2012 Debunked

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The reason I mentioned drugs is because the discussion of eugenics made me think of what our goal would be, which led me to imagine the strata of Aldous' book, which is why I mentioned it at all. The goal of eugenics would be to improve society and there are other ways, besides genetic manipulation, to acheive that goal.

The goal with eugenics is the same with the goal in breeding other animals: to improve their genome in a way that is desired (such as breeding out diseases, or breeding for greater strength). I don't see why it would be mandatory (which would be the only reasonable qualm with eugenics, if at all well implemented anyway)... and I agree that there are many other things that can improve humanity as a species...

But i don't see why voluntary eugenics couldn't take place alongside them

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But as i recall the book explained that a society of all alphas would end in disaster.
Too many chiefs and not enough indians.

Psh, that is ridiculous. There will always be the greatest alpha to control the mass of lesser alphas. There would be an equivalent number of chiefs to the number now... but the indians would be much more capable of doing what they already do.