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[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's selective breeding to get certain genetic qualities, which is the definition of eugenics

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's avoiding bad outcomes. Babies from closely related people often have problems. Practically every culture has a method of avoiding close relatives breeding

Eugenics is about breeding for desirable qualities, a eugenicist's ideal person still couldn't make good kids with a close relative

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Avoiding bad genetics is desirable. Just because it's normal doesn't mean it isn't eugenics