In case you missed it last night, my latest Ribbonfarm posthttps://twitter.com/sarahdoingthing/status/698026488944177153 …
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Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler related thought - prestige was so reliably a path to reproduction that prestige-seeking outweighs/subsumes reproductive drive3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing That feels plausibly right to me. And the key change was the new path to prestige, i.e., education?4 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing women being allowed in school gives them access to prestige in a less competitive environment1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing but still competitive enough that having babies sabotages your chance to advance2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@KevinSimler not just that - having more babies sabotages possibility for a few kids to achieve high status2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler I think that pulls in more than one direction actually. A mom only needs one impressive kid to be known2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler you can have Ben franklins even with 15 kids1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @drethelin
@drethelin@KevinSimler not sure what you are saying1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@KevinSimler spending effort on improving one child trades off against rolling the dice on more children1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
@drethelin yes - once A is an option, more people do it & there's an arms race
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