Sexual reproduction exists solely as a means to defeat parasites. By mixing male and female genes, sex produces offspring not exactly like either the male or female - making each generation different from the last, and presenting a moving target to intruders intent on compromising this system. ... Even with this variation, parasites continue to pose a threat... and parasitism evolves and moves through any system - not just living things. The less variation there is in a system, the more readily parasites will evolve to infest it.
Daniel SuarezWe need to take a leaf out of natures book. Any species that clones itself will eventually be attacked by a parasite, leading to an inevitable population crash.
Daniel SuarezI suspect that democracy is not viable in a technologically advanced society. Free people wield too much ability to destroy.
Daniel SuarezWealth aggregates and becomes political power. Simple as that. โCorporationโ is just the most recent name for it.
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