@Meaningness thanks I needed to tweet it out before I can think anymore
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@sarahdoingthing What’s counterintuitive here is that current Western elites delay reproduction and pursue a K strategy; but this presumably1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing > reflects large recent changes in the fitness landscape.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing look at families like beethoven and Darwin. Tons of kids, many dead. Iq probably very high1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing it might just be easy contraception. Current upper class Catholics like Colbert still have lots of kids1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@drethelin@sarahdoingthing Interesting points! I was trying to come up with a theory based on changes in child-investment opportunities…2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness@sarahdoingthing not just opportunities but expectations. Sending 10 kids to college is pricier than just raising them!1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@drethelin@sarahdoingthing Right, but for genuine elites for whom 10x college costs are insignificant…1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@drethelin opportunity cost of children is kinda stratified2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@drethelin I’m trying to make a theory here that ties in with primogeniture, but it’s not working so far1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@sarahdoingthing Maybe something like: pre-20th C, daughters were cheap and an asset for the elite, so make as many as possible.
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@sarahdoingthing You have to invest in sons (land, title, personal training, loyalty of subordinates) but mostly only the first…1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@Meaningness first and foremost keep the elite status in the family - it's the key to keeping your gene spigot flowing into the peasantry0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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