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A name isn't quite what it used to be. Monogamy and large families no longer have the social power they once did. It's all been replaced by money and new forms
by sublinear 3y ago
A name isn't quite what it used to be. Monogamy and large families no longer have the social power they once did. It's all been replaced by money and new forms of communication.
People may call this unnatural, but I wonder if other animals have similar behaviors that limit reproduction.
- biomcgary 3y agoActually, it is well known that reproduction shifts in response to high population density. (e.g., https://www.nature.com/articles/20917 https://www.nature.com/articles/20917, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-019-04337-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-019-04337-9, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001128070536.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/11/001128070536.h...). Experimental studies have shown that signals of high density (e.g., playing squirrel calls on loudspeakers) reduce reproduction even when density is not actually high. I would love to test the hypothesis that Instagram exposure of rural populations reduces reproduction independent of education and actual population density.
- red-iron-pine 3y agoim not sure instagram is the signal; plenty of mommy influencers, and small but strong set of rural folks embracing the "quiverfull" movement. maybe if we were talking MLMs or something. test the hypothesis on student debt and housing costs.