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This intergenerational memetic strategy only works if your offspring adopt your values.

• naasking 8y ago
  It should be clear that a non-zero percentage will do so, and those that do not will fall victim to the same diminishing population, therefore the trend holds.
  • mercutio2 8y ago
    A non-zero percentage, sure. But greater than 50%? That doesn’t seem obvious at all.
    • naasking 8y ago
      Conservatives in the west have 60% more children than liberals. Conservativism is also linked to specific brain structures [1]. These are arguably somewhat heritable, but of course also shaped by environment. Most children of conservatives are conservative until they reach college, where the strong liberal bias in academia changes some of their minds [2]. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/psychological-differences-between-conservatives-and-liberals-2018-2#being-scared-can-make-you-more-conservative-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/psychological-differences-be... [2] This bias is well known by the way, this is not a conservative talking point. See Jonathan Haidt's talks on this point, and why this bias is bad for society.
      • Animats 8y ago
        It's even more extreme based on religion. Globally, the birth rate for Muslims is 2.9 children/woman.[1] (But it used to be above 4.) Haredi Jews are at 6.9 per woman, down from 7.5.[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_population_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_population_growth [2] https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Haredi-population-tops-one-million-521515 https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Haredi-population-tops-one...