535

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

26 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

Also the popularity of eugenics began in the US. You even read about it in The Great Gatsby.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

It began in England. Out of Darwinism. Once people had to accept that the Ancient Greek philosophies of “the ideal form” couldn’t exist. (Because of evolution, everything is always evolving) But you could use Darwin and Mendel and genetics to engineer the biology you preferred.

this post was submitted on 18 Mar 2025

535 points (97.9% liked)

Memes

50686 readers

573 users here now

Rules:

Be civil and nice.
Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]