There is no short-term mechanism for individual time preference to keep up with lifespans. Just evolution.
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Replying to @hamandcheese
@hamandcheese social norms evolve like traits of organisms - i.e. on a way too slow time scale to be effective1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Since when? Normative evolution can be very rapid, from the property norms of frontier settlers to views on gay marriage1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hamandcheese
@sarahdoingthing Evolution is slow because its blind and statistical. Normative evolution can be fast because we are self conscious1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @hamandcheese
@hamandcheese as I've said I think the difference is close to 3% rather than 100% (conscious agency on social evolution v. biological)2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Think about how rapidly norms develop on new tech platforms. There are Twitter etiquette guides.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@hamandcheese think how rapidly layers of cruft and barnacles evolve on perfectly functional software. ;)
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