This happened on Star Trek, people genetically engineered and born into specific job roles, it didn't end well, ergo I don't think this would end well. What you lose are those people with unique characteristics that might add something unexpected or form an unexpected solution to a problem, granted they may not be particularly suited to a given role, but they may have other qualities that can contribute in larger unforeseen ways.
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This happened on Star Trek, people genetically engineered and born into specific job roles, it didn't end well, ergo I don't think this would end well. What you lose are those people with unique characteristics that might add something unexpected or form an unexpected solution to a problem, granted they may not be particularly suited to a given role, but they may have other qualities that can contribute in larger unforeseen ways.