I expect the sloptimization of the children to happen more or less by default in the superbaby scenario, but less due to antagonistic pleiotropy and more due to explicit and intense selection by most parents against autism/bipolar/schizophrenia/etc.
This is purely anecdotal and experiences may differ (I am not trying to make a quantitative claim): most of the most brilliant and creative people I’ve ever met have a personal or family history of at least one of those illnesses. This kind of selection may leave the average child better off, but (I fear) at the cost of tail effects depriving humanity of a precious corner of mind space.
I expect the sloptimization of the children to happen more or less by default in the superbaby scenario, but less due to antagonistic pleiotropy and more due to explicit and intense selection by most parents against autism/bipolar/schizophrenia/etc.
This is purely anecdotal and experiences may differ (I am not trying to make a quantitative claim): most of the most brilliant and creative people I’ve ever met have a personal or family history of at least one of those illnesses. This kind of selection may leave the average child better off, but (I fear) at the cost of tail effects depriving humanity of a precious corner of mind space.