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StandardModel's avatar

How many times have we seen "The science is settled" That phrase signals the end of thought.

James M.'s avatar

These are the invisible and pervasive constraints on thought and speech which are everywhere. I've seen them in a different social space (K-12 education) but they're UBIQUITOUS. Few people stop to ask how much damage they're doing to us... because they're fashionable and comforting for the prejudices and social identities of elites.

https://jmpolemic.substack.com/p/the-unbalanced-society

Igor Vuksanović's avatar

And I will add, high status men might also have more unrecognized children which don't turn up in statistics.

barnabus's avatar

Indeed. Since high status is sexy, women who do not depend on the support of the biological father of their child(ren), will frequently choose a high status man.

Mark Simms's avatar

Nice read. Sorry about your dad.

Julian Smith's avatar

How to explain the difference between high status men having more children and lower status women having more children? I thought assortive mating was supposed to be increasing? Are high status men having children with lower status women, or is there something else going on?

__browsing's avatar

High status men divorce/remarry more often and often wind up with kids from multiple marriages, whereas low-status women don't have careers competing for their time so much, or sometimes forget to use contraceptives.

barnabus's avatar

For the last 3 generations, there has been an expansion of social welfare for single mothers with kids.

barnabus's avatar

High status men (when not siring illegitimate children) practice serial monogomy with young fertile mates.

Alison's avatar

I wonder if the availability and acceptability of abortion has anything to do with it?

Compsci's avatar

Elon Musk…say no more. 😉

Joel Bryant, Ed.D.'s avatar

Only vanity avows conceits that cheat reason of its right to expand. Many academics build their careers around fears that require acquiescence to restrictive perspectives.