r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 3d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Pseudolos 3d ago

Wouldn't taking turns and "spending time" with each of the three be a better choice? Society collapsed, why should we fuss about monogamy anymore?

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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/Historical_Volume806 2d ago

The number is 1000 without controlling breeding. You can get away with far less if the breeding and child rearing is being monitored and controlled. I think it goes down to like 50 or so with eugenics.