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David Abbott's avatar

Why is aggregate global gdp important? If there are 100 million peaceful, prosperous, happy people, why is that bad?

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Spouting Thomas's avatar

Good review. I generally agree with this take on the evolutionary models.

Pro-natal cultural evolution has mostly ceased because the selection pressures among cultures are so weak. The Amish and Haredim are examples of cultural evolution happening in very slow motion -- so slow because their numbers are starting from such a low base, while every large group has been captured by low-fertility memes. Will they be captured too before they become large enough to matter? Or, alternatively, could they be an accelerant for eventual cultural changes among other groups as they reach critical mass?

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