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I don't think there will be one. We're extremely close to taking control of our genes in a very direct way, why would we continue leaving it up to nature?
Also, there's just really no longer any natural selection in humans. Basically all of us last through breeding years now. So other than selecting out acute health issues and normal mate selection, there's not much going on.
That's about to reverse though. I think during the climate apocalypse, eventually humans will no longer have access to things like vision correction, wheelchairs, antibiotics and other medicines, surgeries, etc. They will also be dealing with lower nutrient intakes.
Well I hope we can engineer better spines because it makes no sense for our brains to just finish developing a few years before our backs give out
What makes you think taking control of our genes is somehow not part of our evolution?