A human population with an average IQ in the bottom 15% of the current population would be much more likely to survive 100K years.
@cwage but this selection effect I'm talking about is civilization- or species-wide, not individual
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@sarahdoingthing IQ -> invention -> technology -> ability to organize at previously infeasible magnitudes? -
@cwage exactly - complex brains --> complex, interconnected, precarious societies
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@sarahdoingthing i want to know where it became advantageous for great apes to be larger than a troop, or whatever. agriculture? -
@cwage yeah and supposedly agriculture DROPS average IQ, interestingly...
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@sarahdoingthing i see. i'd want to be more convinced that the proliferation of complicated organizations is a factor of IQThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing this is where my knowledge of anthropology fails me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing actually i know tools changing hunting (big game) earlier, probably. i'll be over here thinking out loud if you need meThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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