tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post1145224693523511680..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Greater sibling rivalry in more promiscuous times?agnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-47760735509497273662012-08-19T06:06:09.446-04:002012-08-19T06:06:09.446-04:00"This helps explain the relative dysfunctiona..."This helps explain the relative dysfunctionality of black households."<br /><br />Heh, supposedly its a stereotype in some ghetto communities, that nobody knows who is who's parent.<br /><br />But even if the polygamy idea is whack - which it could be - a higher degree of sexual competition - more promiscuity - could by itself make same-sex siblings more competitive.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-42115573050785630172012-08-18T05:12:40.108-04:002012-08-18T05:12:40.108-04:00"You'd have *relatively* high percentages..."You'd have *relatively* high percentages of each community all being the sons and daughters of a single man."<br /><br />That's a clever take on it, although I think the magnitude of the effect is going to be really low only because things don't get incredibly polygynous.<br /><br />"Can we expect a post on PDA soon?"<br /><br />Don't really have too much to say about it, although maybe I should do more short posts. But have you noticed how, even though most guys don't grab their girlfriend's ass in public, or make out in their car, etc., there's this minority of ugly dorky people who kiss and squeeze each other hard in public?<br /><br />Barf me out...<br /><br />It's like, finally they managed to find someone who'll accept them, so they have to shout it out to the world that had ignored them in high school. "Let's see you ignore THIS, sheeple!" Yeah whatever, you're still ugly and dorky.<br /><br />That's why I can't stand PDA these days -- it's not a spontaneous expression of love, but a totally self-conscious act of attention-whoring by those who deserve no one's attention.<br /><br />It's one of the few things that is suited to be called by a sterile acronym.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-35500898557594142732012-08-17T21:43:38.620-04:002012-08-17T21:43:38.620-04:00This helps explain the relative dysfunctionality o...This helps explain the relative dysfunctionality of black households.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-4006460370640823682012-08-17T19:52:30.376-04:002012-08-17T19:52:30.376-04:00I also think a lot of sibling stress is reduced by...I also think a lot of sibling stress is reduced by the Internet. Before, you were stuck interacting with siblings whenever inside the house; but now people are able to go into their own worlds when things get uncomfortable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-40828195665915806962012-08-17T17:10:14.372-04:002012-08-17T17:10:14.372-04:00Can we expect a post on PDA soon? Can we expect a post on PDA soon? asnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-58376083758402730052012-08-17T13:23:53.469-04:002012-08-17T13:23:53.469-04:00IF its true that cuckolding is more common during ...IF its true that cuckolding is more common during rising-crime times, than it has a host of other implications.<br /><br />For one thing, what do you think of the idea, that rising-crime kids may on average be more genetically similar to each other. Think about it: in a sexually lax environment, where cuckolding is easily accomplished, the so-called alpha males(in reality, extremely handsome men), would have more success impregnating women. This means that those born in rising-crime times would, on average, have more half-brothers and half-sisters than those born during falling-crime times. You'd have *relatively* high percentages of each community all being the sons and daughters of a single man.<br /><br />This could be one reason why rising-crime generations have a higher sense of bonhomie and cheer, despite engaging in more crime. It may be hard to live in the same house as a half-brother, but interacting with one at school or in the neighborhood will go more smoothly than interacting with total strangers. School's not such a drag if you have a few half-siblings you can hang with... <br /><br />This would have of course have an accerlating effect. Over generations, communities(and society as a whole) would become more and more genetically similar. 1960-1990 includes at least 2 generations, in some communities 3 generations..<br /><br />Maybe I'm reaching here, but I wouldn't it put it past women. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-77448581073327664822012-08-17T08:36:42.674-04:002012-08-17T08:36:42.674-04:00Not on topic, but saw this linked at gnxp:
http:/...Not on topic, but saw this linked at gnxp:<br /><br />http://evoanth.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/ho-god-evolved/<br /><br /><i>"Pastoralism, again, fits right in with what was expected. The more one depends on animal husbandry the more one has to work together and also the more likely one is to have a “high” god. Indeed, this trend was so powerful that cultures entirely dependent on animal husbandry had a higher rate of “high” god belief than either the largest or most complex societies of other sorts."</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com