tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post301186444736607108..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: Link Love for Default UserDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-88866491248948959682010-11-13T02:08:47.296-05:002010-11-13T02:08:47.296-05:00I agree with that last Trumwill comment. While o...I agree with that last Trumwill comment. While on the surface it appears that lack of impulse control is being selected for, I think we should remember that that type of single mom often breeds at very low numbers, meaning they usually have only one child. Settled families breed in higher numbers, which, as you mentioned, selects for religiosity and maternal/paternal instincts. I am optimistic, long term.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023125641719686613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-69176136522900291122010-11-12T22:39:32.580-05:002010-11-12T22:39:32.580-05:00The reactionary side of the blogosphere is multipl...The reactionary side of the blogosphere is multiplying pretty well lately. It is part of our reactionary plan for victory :-)Jehuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483263667086303029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-45785884815427831512010-11-12T21:50:17.528-05:002010-11-12T21:50:17.528-05:00Well, intra-nationally, we're probably selecti...<i>Well, intra-nationally, we're probably selecting for low-impulse control</i><br /><br />That's a factor, I am sure, but mitigated somewhat by the wide availability of abortion. A lot of low-impulse-control babies from women of means are... taken care of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-78923106836049504562010-11-12T17:31:05.098-05:002010-11-12T17:31:05.098-05:00Well, intra-nationally, we're probably selecti...Well, intra-nationally, we're probably selecting for low-impulse control! But opportunity cost is an obvious factor from Last's analysis.<br /><br />If I can add some nuance to the issue of whether being a parent makes people happy, there is a paradox in the polls that show a great deal of satisfaction in parenthood yet lower life satisfaction among parents. I don't consider my investment in my children so much an issue of what makes me <em>happy</em> so much as what makes my <em>life well lived</em>. To the extent this is a heritable trait (probably mediated by religiosity), then its the one being selected for.Dr. Φhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-38485599151459875972010-11-12T16:17:56.486-05:002010-11-12T16:17:56.486-05:00We are passing through a great evolutionary event....<i>We are passing through a great evolutionary event. Those women who don't enjoy being mothers are removing themselves from the gene pool, voluntarily. </i><br /><br />This is one of the important things when we look at polls about how parents are unhappier than non-parents. Rather than suggesting to me that everyone would be happier without children, it suggests to me that there are probably more people out there that would be happier if they didn't reproduce than childless couples that would be happier with kids.<br /><br />I do think it's worth noting, though, that there's not a hard number of women that want kids and various social/financial incentives have a pretty strong impact. I am not seeing, as Justin is, a future in which everyone sorts happily. I am seeing a future in which those with the means (both innate and material) to explore the world avoid children which would hunker them down while those without the means have children due to the diminished opportunity costs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-2433098218782055702010-11-12T16:13:47.188-05:002010-11-12T16:13:47.188-05:00Jon Last is a favorite of mine and I like to him p...Jon Last is a favorite of mine and I like to him pretty regularly on HC. Population issues are of a particular interest to him. He actually has a tab on his blog that links to his posts on the subject. His commentary on entertainment is rarely-to-be-missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-45039274952077616902010-11-12T16:03:11.803-05:002010-11-12T16:03:11.803-05:00Phi, Singapore is very different than the U.S. Mo...Phi, Singapore is very different than the U.S. Most importantly, it is populated by Asian women. The most oppressed group in history, no? Given freedom, they are like, hell no. <br /><br />We are passing through a great evolutionary event. Those women who don't enjoy being mothers are removing themselves from the gene pool, voluntarily. <br /><br />The race that has the most women who enjoy being mothers will win this game. America is well-positioned here. <br /><br />It's an odd paradox of women's lib, thats for sure. The more women are free to choose their reproductive destiny, the more heavily selected the "maternal instinct" will become. <br /><br />It is guaranteed to produce a society of women who prefer to be mothers, over time, ie it will improve the birthrate. The birthrate has already rebounded from the low of the 1970s. <br /><br />Ours, yours and mine personally, is the first generation affected by this selection process. Everyone born since the 1970s was born to women who CHOSE to be mothers. This is unique in history, and is sure to have a big impact, we will probably see it if we live to be great grandparents. <br /><br />Places where women traditionally got the shit end of the stick will take the longest to get through it, and will suffer the most population decline in the meantime.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023125641719686613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-59073937788391327582010-11-12T10:07:04.625-05:002010-11-12T10:07:04.625-05:00I presume that you got the joke, but just in case ...I presume that you got the joke, but just in case some readers may not:<br /><br />The post linked was a joke post based on the sometimes stupid comments that bloggers or commenters throw at each other during a blog war.<br /><br />[The idea was to drive readers to my lightly trafficked blog. It seems to be working bwahaha] <br /><br />PS<br />Thanks for the link.Default Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457093335936191543noreply@blogger.com