Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations
by m_mueller on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @11:42PM
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I'm sure it has genetic components, but the question for me is rather whether those components differ between peoples. I'd assume that evolutionary pressure selected quite heavily for people who can be trusted to cooperate.
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Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations
by dri_ft on Thursday February 02, 2017 @05:11AM
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But there are also obvious evolutionary pressures towards self-interest, even when it means breaking promises/trustworthiness. (Remember, selection happens at the level of individuals, not of whole groups and societies!) The balance between the two pressures could be different in different environments. In other words, it's quite possible that one environment could select more for trustworthiness, another more for untrustworthy self-interest.
Re:How Children Lost the Right to Roam in Just 4 Generations
by monocasa on Thursday February 02, 2017 @10:32AM
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Not being a dick and working together without everyone constantly on edge that everyone else is going to screw them the first chance they get is a totally valid strategy, even from a self-interest standpoint.
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