First attempt at a tweet stream. @ShellenbergerMD @patrissimo @esrtweet @charlesmurray Village life was simple and others knew you well and could make allowances for any cognitive deficiencies you might have. https://twitter.com/patrissimo/status/1017842315023540225 … /1
Yeah, this idea that modern society has increased variance of outcome (through higher cognitive barriers + greater leverage for the proficient) is a core theme of the major research/writing I'm doing this year (for a private venue, sadly), so I totally agree.