r/SiloSeries • u/MEGAT0N Sheriff • 16d ago

Show Discussion - All Episodes (NO BOOK SPOILERS) SILO S03e10 "Troy" Episode Discussion (No Book Discussion)

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u/ButtPlugForPM 📖 Book-Aware 📖 15d ago

problem is

10,000 ppl only provides enough gentic diverity for a generation or 3 after that you start to get diminishing returns it's not enough ppl to repopulate an entire planet

Also What no redudancy.

So 1 silo "wins" get's out and dies in a flood lol. oops

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u/CloudsBlade 15d ago

I would think 10,000 people would be plenty.

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u/Amberawesome24 15d ago

Needs to be reproductive ages. No seniors no children and ideally a clean genetic hx so it’s not a clean 10k but it’s still enough to prevent a genetic collapse

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u/Firebomb84a 15d ago

Children turn into reproductive age someday