Recently thinking about effective sibling relationships wrt startups, e.g. @kimbal/@elonmusk & @patrickc/@collision. A natural, fully-trustworthy partner who’s easy to sync with = massive force multiplier, w/ compounding effects from childhood on?
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I've previously wondered if (unconsciously) people only seek to excel if they have cues telling them that there is an empty high place they stand a good chance of doing best in, thereby gaining status in exchange for their risks. Maybe a twin never feels best enough.
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If so, would that be caused by genes, or environment, or a combination? Or something else?
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EY's theory sounds like a clear-cut environmental effect. No?
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My theory was environmental. Part of my trying to understand what seems to me like a “conservation of agency” phenomenon.
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If it’s true, though, we might expect some cases of accomplishment in identical twins raised apart. A slight change on the usual test that always shows that environment apparently has no influence on people.
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Yes. Offhand, I don't recall my impressions of MZA studies indicating anyone of great accomplishment. MZA samples are so tiny, though, and often lower-class, that it's very minimal evidence against the theory.
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(I do have most of the major MZA literature jailbroken at this point if anyone wants to check more thoroughly.)
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Value of difference in preferences/abilities would be my guess. There are major welfare gains when one person on a team loves the (necessary) work the others hate. Sales vs engineering vs design is a good example in startups. Few enjoy all 3. Twins would overlap.
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