what % of @slatestarcodex 's rationalist polyamorous atheist readers will read his essay on cultural transmission of non-intuitive survival techniques
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/04/book-review-the-secret-of-our-success/ …
and generalize "boil manioc even tho you don't HAVE to" to "be monogamous, get married, have kids" ?
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Replying to @MorlockP @slatestarcodex
Isn't the historic lesson of culture that actually if you just sit on your old, successful culture forever you just get eaten by a more badass adaptable one?
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Replying to @drethelin @slatestarcodex
well, clearly the folks who know how to treat manioc are descended from people who EXPERIMENTED with it ! My point is not that 100% pure stasis is the win ... but that stasis a * A * norm contributes a ton. Evolution both mutates AND conserves good mutations !
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