Malthusianism is an early form of basilisk. its enduring popularity, despite batting .000, comes from its promise that *somebody* is going to have to choose what kind of people there needs to be fewer of — who of course is going to be someone wise enough to embrace Malthusianism
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Replying to @chaosprime @vgr
You seem to be confusing Malthusianism (DESCRIPTIVE term) with Social Darwinism or Eugenics (PRESCRIPTIVE terms). This does not help the clarity of your argument and means you're going to misunderstand 90%+ of what you read.
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This is not a trivial difference. It's like you believing that anthropology is the same thing as racism, and then interpreting everything around you that way...
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Replying to @handleym99 @vgr
that would certainly be unfortunate
12:54 PM - 31 Aug 2019
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