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KillerPacifist1 t1_iyuxkxs wrote

Reply to comment by wheniwakup in Genetic Ethics: An Introduction by ADefiniteDescription

I'm not sure it is true that most people want to be the opposite of what they are, generally speaking.

Yes, most people are not 100% content with who they are and would like to change certain aspects of themselves, but that is sort of baked into the definition of want, no? If I want something it must, by definition, mean I do not have it. But most people also have many qualities about themselves that they do like. However they have no want for them because they already have them.

So when you only look at what people want it will of course seem like they want the opposite of themselves. But to get the full picture you also need to look at what they like about themselves and wouldn't change. And if you do that I think the assertion "that most people want to be the opposite of what they are" starts to fall apart.

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wheniwakup t1_iyvb73u wrote

There was a sperm donation bank somewhere in Europe where all the sperm donors were extraordinary, like Nobel laureates, very attractive, etc. basically the cream of the crop. Almost always, women wanted a sperm donor who looked like their husband, even if he was short, dumb, fat and bald and they could choose anyone.

Maybe something similar happens for parents with kids. They want the kid to be just like them. Idk, but I’m curious what would be popular.

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ButtcoinSanta t1_iyve9fk wrote

Makes sense, after all It is not uncommon for the fertility-challenged to use their sibling’s gametes. With cold storage having a near infinite life span, parents can ultimately donate too.

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