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A thought during evolutionary psych class:

If humanity survives, we might eventually evolve into intersex beings. We would be both fully ‘male’ and ‘female’, although these terms would be arbitrary. Gender becomes obsolete.  For much of the known history of homo sapiens, sexual selection has dominated. So much of our lives revolve around sex, around attracting mates, mating, just so we could reproduce and propagate our genes.

Think of how efficient an intersex population would be. Everyone’s mating choice increases by 100%, the world’s reproductive possibility increases by two-fold. And since reproduction and survival of one’s genepool are the two greatest evolutionary goals, this form of sexuality is progress.

AND. No more gender equality issues, no more discrimination of homosexuals, no more fuss over gender differences in romantic conflicts. Even monosexual beings can mate with anyone else, although in such a world they may be an undesired anomaly.

As of now i can’t think of any detrimental effect that might offset the benefits reaped from intersex humans. Maybe overpopulation? Partners conceiving at once, thus reducing resource and protective means in that critical period?

Homo sapiens are an infant species, if you were to keep the timeline of Earth and its inhabitants in perspective. To be honest i think we’ve barely inched forward in terms of evolution. The possibility of intersex beings is more plausible than we’d like to believe (i’m guessing few of us can or want to imagine a world without gender). This is, of course, provided there aren’t any evolutionary disadvantages i’ve overlooked, or cannot foresee.

Yuquan reckons we could undergo division, like some sort of mitosis or budding. I pictures another Yuquan sprouting out of his shoulder. With him, it does seem possible.