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White skin will probably go away in a few thousand years or so. It likely only ever appeared to absorb more UV light and synthesize vitamin D at low sun angles while mostly covered in heavy clothing. Since we can now supplement vitamin D, all the other disadvantages should make it maladaptive.


Thousands of years? It’s much more likely that gene editing technology will make skin-color-swaps a routine recreational activity.




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