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* Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif, a Moroccan monarch had a harem of 500 women, and registered 525 boy births and 342 girls. After his death, a total of 1171 children were counted.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children</ref> So "[[Platitude|just be a king]]" is clearly the optimal strategy for men's reproductive success, since women prefer men of [[hypergamy|high status]]. In fact, men's social status accounts for 62% of the variance of copulation opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> A related, but less effective strategy is [[pump and dump]]. Different from a king, men engaging in this strategy cannot or do not afford providing for the offspring they produce by carelessly impregnating many women. | * Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif, a Moroccan monarch had a harem of 500 women, and registered 525 boy births and 342 girls. After his death, a total of 1171 children were counted.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children</ref> So "[[Platitude|just be a king]]" is clearly the optimal strategy for men's reproductive success, since women prefer men of [[hypergamy|high status]]. In fact, men's social status accounts for 62% of the variance of copulation opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> A related, but less effective strategy is [[pump and dump|Sexy Sons hypothesis]]. Different from a king, men engaging in this strategy cannot or do not afford providing for the offspring they produce by carelessly impregnating many women. | ||
* Religion can also provide a viable strategy to maximize their reproductive success. For instance, men who achieve positions of prominence in certain polygamist religions (such as the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormons) often have plentiful reproductive options at their disposal. For instance, the Mormon leader and the founder of Salt Lake City, Brigham Young, had 18 wives and 56 children.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young</ref> A more recent Mormon fundamentalist leader, Paul Elden Kingston, may have up to 300 children with 27 wives (including three half sisters of his).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elden_Kingston</ref> | * Religion can also provide a viable strategy to maximize their reproductive success. For instance, men who achieve positions of prominence in certain polygamist religions (such as the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormons) often have plentiful reproductive options at their disposal. For instance, the Mormon leader and the founder of Salt Lake City, Brigham Young, had 18 wives and 56 children.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young</ref> A more recent Mormon fundamentalist leader, Paul Elden Kingston, may have up to 300 children with 27 wives (including three half sisters of his).<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Elden_Kingston</ref> | ||
* Dr. Bertold Paul Wiesner (1901–1972) was an Austrian physiologist noted for being biological father to about 600 offspring by anonymously donating sperm ''used by his wife'' to perform ''artificial insemination'' on women at her private fertility practice in London, England.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertold_Wiesner</ref> | * Dr. Bertold Paul Wiesner (1901–1972) was an Austrian physiologist noted for being biological father to about 600 offspring by anonymously donating sperm ''used by his wife'' to perform ''artificial insemination'' on women at her private fertility practice in London, England.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertold_Wiesner</ref> | ||