ONE OF MANY

“One of many” refers to a type of cloning where one individual with desirable traits is cloned many times.  These duplicates create a work force that might otherwise be unavailable or unobtainable.  Although many of the clones will share similar personalities they will begin to diverge soon after being activated.  If a person is the sum of all their experiences, a clone is no more the person whose genetic structure they share than they are a photograph or sculpture of that person.  Each clone’s personality will be driven by their life experiences.

Duplicates are used as body doubles by personalities and VIPs to take their places for brief public appearances, dangerous situations, and other situations where they do not have the inclination or time to appear themselves. In societies where clones are not afforded the rights and protections given those born through procreation, genetic duplicates might be used as a disposable work force. Clones could be sent into the most dangerous situations, used to fill the ranks of the armed forces, and made to perform all manner of unpleasant activities. Depending on where the duplicates are created, this might be an accepted fact of life or there could be a group or political party that opposes clone repression. In societies that places a higher value on clone life, the world’s rich and powerful might still create cadres of clones. In this case, they would clone those people who are especially good at a particular job or activity. They could fill entire companies with people ideally suited for their jobs and who work well together.  In this use case, the clones are often memory imprinted with the memories of the original individual.