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Fitness is often defined as the expected representation of someone's genes in future generations. Reproductive success can be used as an imperfect measure of fitness, imperfect because it says nothing definite about future generations.<ref>https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024560</ref> | Fitness is often defined as the expected representation of someone's genes in future generations. Reproductive success can be used as an imperfect measure of fitness, imperfect because it says nothing definite about future generations.<ref>https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0024560</ref> | ||
Throughout human history, women's reproductive success was [[Scientific Blackpill#Before_.27enforced_monogamy.27.2C_women.27s_effective_population_size_was_up_to_17x_larger_than_men.27s|around twice as high]] as men's as a result of [[Bateman's principle]]. | Throughout human history, women's reproductive success was [[Scientific Blackpill#Before_.27enforced_monogamy.27.2C_women.27s_effective_population_size_was_up_to_17x_larger_than_men.27s|around twice as high]] as men's as a result of [[Bateman's principle]], causing some men to have children with many women (polygyny or remarrying) while some men got nothing. | ||
Around 60% of incels on [[incels.co]] are not interested in "reproductive success", but only want love and companionship. A quarter of those incels would consider adoptive children. Around 40% do want children of their own.<ref>https://incels.co/threads/survey-results-for-october-2019.147774/</ref> | Around 60% of incels on [[incels.co]] are not interested in "reproductive success", but only want love and companionship. A quarter of those incels would consider adoptive children. Around 40% do want children of their own.<ref>https://incels.co/threads/survey-results-for-october-2019.147774/</ref> | ||