I'm reminded that multiple cultures judge social status based on utensil use - keeping hands far away from food is higher status than choking up on tool, or using fingers. Aspect ratio rules everything around me.https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1294242550556098560 …
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2/ My hunch is that three things are going on here: - high status people have time to master dexterity skills - ...and tricky social norms - plus a generalized tall = well fed = dominant rule of thumb that starts with bodies and gets associated with tools and packages.
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3/ THE ELITE ARE TALL, THIN PARASITES! THE HONEST FOLK ARE SQUAT EFFICIENT WORKERS! (I love it)https://twitter.com/rebelcinder/status/1294245225813151745 …
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4/ I'm 5'11" and crudely swing a pick, like my potato eating forefathers.https://twitter.com/lbsasquatch/status/1294246518753505282 …
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Wilbur Hassenfus & the Idle Speculators @lbsasquatch6’ 3” Townes Van Zandt, scion of an aristocratic Houston family, played ornate fingerstyle guitar with finger and thumb picks. I, a 6’ peasant, crudely fondle the strings with my greasy Irish paws. It’s all true. https://twitter.com/MorlockP/status/1294243326082916352 …1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread
ⓘ Dogs don't have thumbs Retweeted Captain Nȳm0 in Slumberland
5/ yeah, I'm 100% on board with sociobiological explanations like this (srs)https://twitter.com/nym0_speaks/status/1294246898132451329 …
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6/ real phrenology hours, who up?
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