How do you save the mice anon? Save humanity In the early

Initially, the population grew rapidly, doubling every 55 days. The population reached 620 by day 315, after which the population growth dropped markedly, doubling only every 145 days. The last surviving birth was on day 600, bringing the total population to a mere 2200 mice, even though the experiment setup allowed for as many as 3840 mice in terms of nesting space. This period between day 315 and day 600 saw a breakdown in social structure and in normal social behavior.

Among the aberrations in behavior were the following: expulsion of young before weaning was complete, wounding of young, increase in homosexual behavior, inability of dominant males to maintain the defense of their territory and females, aggressive behavior of females, passivity of non-dominant males with increased attacks on each other which were not defended against.

After day 600, the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction. During this period females ceased to reproduce. Their male counterparts withdrew completely, never engaging in courtship or fighting. They ate, drank, slept, and groomed themselves – all solitary pursuits. Sleek, healthy coats and an absence of scars characterized these males. They were dubbed "the beautiful ones." Breeding never resumed and behavior patterns were permanently changed.

The conclusions drawn from this experiment were that when all available space is taken and all social roles filled, competition and the stresses experienced by the individuals will result in a total breakdown in complex social behaviors, ultimately resulting in the demise of the population.

Is it possible to create a stable society for centuries and centuries? Can you really stop a society from degrading and becoming degenerate over time? How can we prevent a failed society in the West and ensure it survives for thousands of years? I'd like to think you can reverse the course of history by looking at its past but maybe there's just a certain order to things.

>>133998017

the one thing unavailable to the mice;

escape

>>133998017
I've come to realise one thing though, there is one inaccuracy. Mice had enforced "welfare" state, we do not need to have. We can go back.

I love this study but I'm curious, has it been repeated with similar results? I've never seen a follow up.

>>133998185
I still think it was the rats fault tbqf

closed gene pool with uncontrolled breeding = genetic defects overwhelmed the colony.

labs maintain thousands of breeds of mice perfectly fine as long as the breeding is controlled by the scientists.

Keep killing a part of the mice, or castrate the lower quality genetic males and females, alway leave the total number around 100 or 200

>>134002242
Whats the point of maintaining the highest quality mice if they already live in an utopia? This raises questions on the purpose of life itself.

>>133998017
The Beautiful Ones is a hell of a good experiment. See also all Brainwash docs, Anon. They are gold.

>>133998017
Zardoz tells us how

>>134000637
This is crucial

>>133998017
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>>133998185
good argument against genocide

>>134002728
this

What makes someone most qualified when there is no problems of water food or space, the healthiest? and if them live the same time?

>>134003104
the prison experiment is a good one too, i especially like who the "guards" feigned" PTSD afterward over what they did.

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>>133998017
>Societies in the long run collapse amidst total chaos. Therefore a controlled periodic downfall of society is prefferable to total extinction

Welp. The reapers were right. Mass effect 3 was actually genius.

Mice are not as intelligent as humans, you can't expect them to take care of themselves the same way as we do.

>>133998017

what point are you trying to make, OP?

>>134004526
The mouse utopia was a far simpler environment than anything man will ever have to endure. It pretty much evens out.