Counter argument: we pay garbagemen more than we pay convenience store clerks because the work is harder and nastier and we have to incentivize them. Thus, we should also expect that we reward warriors with status more than we reward innovators, because market clearing price.https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1119949952761978881 …
until the genes are aligned with this goal, any cultural change will be pushing up hill. Imagine that the gov sets out to change the culture via cartoons for kids, etc. That program exists at the discretion of gov officials and voters...who have genes that glorify war! >
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so one electoral hiccup, or even just a change in administrations, and the conscious push to change incentives falters and reverts to mean lasting change will only come with evolution or genetic editing ...and even then, might very well be subverted by defection by another group
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if country A both changes culture and changes genes to reward innovation, and innovation then compounds at 20% per generation not 10%, country B can take advantage of A's "under" funded military & lower warrior ethos to conquer & expropriate the gains of innovation
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