Crowstep
6hr ago
Speculating about ecological niches is interesting when discussing species other than the one I belong to. But we're talking about human society here. If the average global IQ drops from 90 to 75, and every developed country enters a permanent recession, it's pretty hard to care about 'beneficial alleles' or whatever. I care about the world that me and my children will live in, do you?
Crowstep
23hr ago
If those alleles are truly beneficial they will persist at higher-than-chance rates and on the order of a few hundred years (less with embryo selection) will reach their optimal distribution again.
Evolution doesn't care if alleles are 'beneficial' for any of the purposes that we care about (peace, prosperity, happiness etc), just that they increase reproductive fitness. If low-IQ psychopaths have higher reproductive fitness than others, then alleles for low-IQ psychopathy will increase.
I've been enjoying the new skits from SNL UK.
The critics were (understandably) wary at first, worrying that the show would struggle to find its own identity, but it seems to have done a good job. Highlights include DadSwap, what kind of Irish is your grandad, and the British Themed Pub song.
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