Global population: 10.8 billion.
Enhanced births (polygenic selection + CRISPR edits): 98.4 %.
Natural births: 1.6 %, almost entirely in religious enclaves and a dwindling “authenticity” subculture that treats unedited conception as spiritual practice.
The CRISPR Youth Market is no longer a market.
It is the default operating system for human reproduction.
The first enhanced generation — born 2017–2025 — is now 46–54 years old.
They look 28–34.
They dominate every field of achievement.
Their children — second-generation enhanced — are 20–30 and already outpacing them.
Humanity has split into gods and mortals, and the mortals are a protected minority.
The species snapshot – 2075
| Cohort | % of adult population | Average height | Average cognitive score | Average healthspan | Social status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-gen enhanced (born 2017–2025) | 8 % | Men 198 cm / Women 184 cm | 158 | 220+ years | Legacy elite |
| Second-gen enhanced (2026–2040) | 42 % | Men 202 cm / Women 188 cm | 172 | Unlimited | Current ruling class |
| Third-gen+ enhanced (2041+) | 48 % | Men 205 cm / Women 191 cm | 188+ | Unlimited | Emerging super-class |
| Natural / minimally edited | 2 % | Men 178 cm / Women 165 cm | 108 | 140 years | Protected cultural minority |
The enhanced are no longer a variant.
They are the species.
The natural are a heritage population, preserved like indigenous tribes.
The physical gods – 2070
Third-generation enhanced at age 30:
- Height: routinely 205–215 cm men, 190–200 cm women
- Body: optimized muscle/fat ratio, perfect symmetry
- Face: universal high attractiveness (polygenic beauty scores maxed)
- Aging: first visible signs at biological 70–80
- Enhancements: neural laces standard from embryo, mild substrate backups available
Natural adults at 30 look like average 2025 humans.
The difference is jarring in mixed settings — which are rare.
The power structure – 2075
- Global Tier Council: 42 members, all third-gen enhanced, average age 38 (chrono 52)
- Corporate boards: 99 % enhanced
- Scientific Nobel-level prizes: 100 % enhanced since 2058
- Olympic records: separate “natural heritage” games with <1 % viewership
- Politics: natural candidates limited to “cultural preservation” districts
Inter-breeding: <0.1 %.
Not banned — simply undesirable.
The natural enclaves – preserved 2060 onward
Population: ≈180 million.
Locations: rural U.S. Midwest, parts of Poland, isolated Pacific islands.
Lifestyle: pre-2025 tech, religious focus, state-subsidized.
Status: UNESCO “Human Heritage Sites.”
Tourism: popular for enhanced visitors seeking “authentic human experience.”
The meaning crisis among the gods – 2070s
Enhanced complaints:
- “Everything is too easy.”
- “Competition is gone — we’re all perfect.”
- Suicide rate (rare): spikes from boredom, not despair
- New religions: voluntary de-enhancement retreats, “mortal experience” simulations
The last natural adult – dies 2084
A 112-year-old woman in a heritage community in Amish-descended Pennsylvania.
No edits, no reversal therapies.
Her funeral is attended by 41 natural family members and streamed to 4.1 billion enhanced viewers as a “historical event.”
The eulogy: “She lived as God intended — limited, fragile, human.”
The final quote – from the Global Enhancement Archive, annual message on the anniversary of the first commercial selection cycle, 2100
“We did not play God.
We became Him.
The old humanity feared death, scarcity, and mediocrity.
We solved all three.
Our children are taller, wiser, kinder, and will outlive the stars if they choose.
The mortals we left behind remind us where we came from.
We honor them by visiting their museums and feeling, for a moment, what it was like to be small.
The future is ours.
And it is perfect.”
By 2100 enhancement is universal for 99.8 % of births.
The natural human is extinct as a reproducing population.
The new species — taller, smarter, immortal — has inherited the Earth.
The CRISPR Youth Market didn’t create inequality.
It ended the old humanity and began the new one.
Series complete.
The children have grown up.
They are gods now.
And we are their origin myth.
The future is enhanced.
The past is optional.