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The birth order effect is fascinating to me because my bias is to trust the scientific consensus, but as a parent I see such obvious patterns in my children and
by chrisbrandow 9y ago
The birth order effect is fascinating to me because my bias is to trust the scientific consensus, but as a parent I see such obvious patterns in my children and in the dozens of friends kids that I’ve watched over the years.
It’s hard to reconcile.
- _red 9y agoFully agreed, its uncanny when you see it in person. It makes sense from a genetic perspective: Similar how to allocate investment funds (primary funds in safe conservative investments, additional funds in more speculative 'moonshot' investments).
- losteverything 9y agobut as a parent I see such obvious patterns Birth order is real and parenting is not data science. Remember the easy birth order question? How many pictures of you do your parents have (pr take)? If u r a FB many! Less and less as kids continue
- furyofantares 9y agoPerhaps there is a birth order perception effect in parents.