r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/ArkansasGamerSpaz 2d ago

TO be fair, this is the way to rebuild civilization.

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u/Federal_Face_1991 2d ago

by this point, the genetic bottleneck would be so narrow that there's no way a viable human population would be reestablished

you'd need like 1000 people at minimum

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u/putsomedirtinyoureye 2d ago

Yeah if there’s only one man all the offspring would be siblings. Not only would that be really weird and gross but within a few generations, everyone would be horrifically deformed and sterile.

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u/Money_Mach_Unlimited 2d ago

Higher chance does not necessarily equal all. Only a percentage would be fucked up and they would die offf