Eugenics is terrible, buttttt allergies should be eradicated. amirite?

Allergies aren't always genetic. I'm the only person in my family with hay fever and a Peanut allergy

by Anonymous 6 months ago

My husband developed a ton of serious allergies in his late 20's. None of his family has any allergies. Eugenics isn't the answer here.

by adamsglen 6 months ago

Wait. Shouldn't we at least try eugenics before we say it doesn't work? LOL.

by Low_Earth_8984 6 months ago

Allergies can also be brought on by environmental factors, which is why you see them more in clean, developed countries.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Yep, in the only one in my family with a cat allergy and an allergy to every single type of grass pollen.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Same

by Anonymous 6 months ago

It gets tricky when someone else mandates that you cannot have kids. But if you yourself want to make the personal choice to not have kids because of your allergies, you are free to do so.

by jenifer72 6 months ago

I agree. Butt allergies should be eradicated. Who wants to be allergic to butts? NOBODY! That's who.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

As a gay man, I agree.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Allergies can change over time. Some you keep for life, others for a few years. Still unpopular but a lot less practical to cleanse the gene pool.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Environment has too much hand in this so it isn't possible.

by berenicenolan 6 months ago

Good idea, destroy the environment.

by Signal-Sky2245 6 months ago

We are already years ahead on doing that.

by berenicenolan 6 months ago

Unpopular opinion but eugenic will come back with majority support in the future.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

we're not going to start living off the earth for thousands of years, If ever

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Allergies can develop based on what you have or not have been exposed to as a child or viruses you've had since then. It isn't just genetics.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Okay, so don't have kids???

by RightBuilding9633 6 months ago

not always genetic fairly certain there are worse genetic conditions that would be great to eradicate?

by Past_Blueberry4948 6 months ago

This is actually a perfect example of why eugenics is a bad idea. Allergies aren't necessarily caused by genetics. Most likely they're caused by a combination of environmental factors that improve or worsen over time. Not understanding the cause of the thing you're trying to breed out of the population, or not understanding the consequence of successfully breeding something out, is the hidden real reason we don't practice eugenics. If you bred sickle cell anemia out of the population you's also eradicate the recessive gene that gives a significant portion of the population of west africa a very effective resistance to Malaria.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

BY FORCE!

by Anonymous 6 months ago

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by brennon01 6 months ago

tell me you know nothing about allergies without telling me you know nothing about allergies.

by According_Doubt 6 months ago

This is not how allergies work, many of them are acquired

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Impossible for the same reason any eugenics program is impossible. Very few genes are only responsible for one trait. For example, the same gene responsible for poor eyesight plays a role in intelligence. You can't get rid of the genes responsible for allergies without affecting other traits as well

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Allergies aren't necessarily genetic. There is however evidence of allergies being more prominant in elder siblings. Guess people would need to pump out multiple kids to continue the human race?

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Wait so are you volunteering for sterilization here?

by Regular_Apartment235 6 months ago

Hot take eugenics isn't that bad. Imagine we could breed out cancer, etc. lot more likely than a "cure".

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Fun fact sickle cell actually increases your chances of surviving malaria, that's why it has a higher prevalence in areas where malaria is common.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

I can tell you have zero understanding of what cancer is.

by leuschkemeta 6 months ago

If sharks have a resistance to cancer, then it's something that can be genetically gained. You are clearly tilted.

by Anonymous 6 months ago

Allergies aren't always genetic. Some allergies can be cured, and some develop out of nowhere. Eugenics isn't going to help here

by Anonymous 6 months ago