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Even though some mutations are beneficial, the news media ''only'' focus on deleterious mutations, presumably because bad news is more attention grabbing.<ref>https://www.adweek.com/digital/bad-news-negative-headlines-get-much-more-attention/</ref> | Even though some mutations are beneficial, the news media ''only'' focus on deleterious mutations, presumably because bad news is more attention grabbing.<ref>https://www.adweek.com/digital/bad-news-negative-headlines-get-much-more-attention/</ref> | ||
People are also hardwired to exclude mutants to increase their own [[reproductive success]].<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0886260515593546</ref><ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301670151_Adolescent_Bullying_in_Schools_An_Evolutionary_Perspective</ref> People also often forget that [[natural selection]] still sifts out the worst mutations. Hence, maintaining a good gene pool is not the most important issue humanity facing. | People are also hardwired to exclude mutants to increase their own [[reproductive success]].<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0886260515593546</ref><ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301670151_Adolescent_Bullying_in_Schools_An_Evolutionary_Perspective</ref> People also often forget that [[natural selection]] still sifts out the worst mutations. Hence, maintaining a good gene pool is not the most important issue humanity facing. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [[Behavioral sink]] | |||
== References == | == References == |