This indeed may be a danger. But I think the upfront cost of the aftermath of a totalitarian society, the wrecking of a high trust society is actually more damning. The economic impact of this as well as its effect on human welfare can hardly be underestimated, even if the bulk of the damage is structural and memetic rather than genetic.
This indeed may be a danger. But I think the upfront cost of the aftermath of a totalitarian society, the wrecking of a high trust society is actually more damning. The economic impact of this as well as its effect on human welfare can hardly be underestimated, even if the bulk of the damage is structural and memetic rather than genetic.