I do wonder what traits the wealthy would tend to select for.
I don’t think rich people want their kids bashing their brains in playing football. They want to watch the lower classes play in their gladiator battles for the wealthy’s entertainment. So if selecting for physical attributes, I see it being more around aesthetics than athletics.
And they can select for intelligence, but they’d have to figure out how to not increase mental issues that correlate with intelligence. It’s a pretty complicated relationship. And intelligence + education opportunities only gets so far without personality and random chance. Heck, I could point to some rich people who don’t seem to value intelligence at all.
If I could select for one thing, I would select for a strong immune system. Make a solid physical foundation for a person to build on and make their life of their own decisions.
I do wonder what traits the wealthy would tend to select for.
I don’t think rich people want their kids bashing their brains in playing football. They want to watch the lower classes play in their gladiator battles for the wealthy’s entertainment. So if selecting for physical attributes, I see it being more around aesthetics than athletics.
And they can select for intelligence, but they’d have to figure out how to not increase mental issues that correlate with intelligence. It’s a pretty complicated relationship. And intelligence + education opportunities only gets so far without personality and random chance. Heck, I could point to some rich people who don’t seem to value intelligence at all.
If I could select for one thing, I would select for a strong immune system. Make a solid physical foundation for a person to build on and make their life of their own decisions.
You have played CK3?
Nope, no idea what that acronym means.
Its a game called Crusader Kings 3. its about picking traits for offspring for your successors but so much more than that.