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I liked your AMA :)

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Jul 23, 2023Liked by Aporia

That was great. Thanks also for addressing my question. Yes, I was talking about the effect.of natural selection. My point was because society has changed and contraception is available, nature will double down on selecting those are more focused on reproduction, namely more feminine women. A more competitive nature is less help to a woman now than it was historically. Thanks again.

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Jul 22, 2023·edited Jul 22, 2023Liked by Aporia

I admit that I need to do much more research about elite theory and learn more about what causes societies and governments to collapse. When I say 'societal collapse', I'm not referring to an extinction event. I meant in regards to individual societies like the United States for example. Like the collapse of Rome. And Bo touches on this by making the point that increasing diversity, which could possibly be the product of ignorance regarding human biodiversity, could lead to increased 'splintering' of societal norms and increased animosity between racial groups. I suppose this was a misuse of the term 'societal collapse', and that I should have been more careful with my wording. Though still, it is not clear to me that society (globally) will be able to move past the trends that have become overwhelmingly evident. Decreasing white populations (particularly relatively compared to other races), in my opinion, has the potential to be incredibly damaging and cause society to 'collapse' in the sense that it will shift to a lower point, a point in which science is considered secondary to feelings and 'vibes'. Almost every country in the world that was previously a largely homogenously white country is being diversified and not for the better. It's not clear to me how society will improve moving forwards given this increasingly prevalent outcome. Might the Chinese take over as the global hegemon? Perhaps? But would that be better for the world as a whole? Despite northeast Asians having superior IQ, it is not clear that they would be better suited for scientific endeavors and are less empathic and altruistic as a whole.

I'd also like to respond in regards to your response to my question about 'educating the masses'. As an anecdote, I was personally swayed by education. Growing up, I never heard a single sentence regarding IQ. human biodiversity or other crucial topics like Jewish Influence. It was only through my own endeavors that I was able to discover these things. However, I believe that should I have been taught about these subjects during my time in elementary school, high school and college, I would have sooner realized these things and that I would not have needed to go about my own intellectual journey in order to uncover these facts. Perhaps I am unique relative to most due to my IQ being in the upper 5-10% of the population and that increased education in regards to these matters would be lost on most.

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Jul 22, 2023Liked by Aporia

Thanks for answering my questions! Would love to see more AMA's from you guys in the future.

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Jul 22, 2023Liked by Aporia

For a future AMA: Nassim Taleb has come out with a very confident methodological critique of Plomin. I haven’t seen Plomin nor anybody from your stable come out with a rebuttal. Would you be able to do so?

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