Darwin’s theory upended? Natural selection may be making society more unequal

[tn1911]

Of course, but has nothing to do with upending anything as to evolutionary forces and such. We are in fact preventing normal Darwinian process by not making sure being stupid more likely to prevent one from passing on those genes as we save them from themselves over and over. Hence my added "Modern cultural and political realities impact that also" comment.

I admit I’m more jaded than most people, probably from a decade in LE and 50 years of just being alive. But our biggest fault as a species is our constant need to rescue the stupid from themselves and prop up our weak.

Didn’t survival of the fittest use to be a thing...

[SteyrAUG]

I admit I’m more jaded than most people, probably from a decade in LE and 50 years of just being alive. But our biggest fault as a species is our constant need to rescue the stupid from themselves and prop up our weak.

Didn’t survival of the fittest use to be a thing...

In the natural world, which we stopped living in around 10,000 years ago.

[TomMcC]

If you don't work, you don't eat. Some people, through no fault of their own, sometimes need a helping hand. Helping out is usually about us and our thinking rather than "them". We're not animals.

[Averageman]

I'm in the Philippines right now. There's a whole different way of life here and some areas have some mind numbing 3rd world poverty.
I don't enjoy seeing it, but I think you need to see it at least once in a lifetime.
I have one kid, we've worked it out so we can finance his MBA by working together, then I look at some kid with flies crawling on his face who likely hasn't and won't eat today. He and his five siblings are living a hard scrabble hand to mouth existence.

[ddbtoth]

When only stupid people are breeding it’s a problem.

Not the stupid people fault.

[Alpha-17]

It’s easy to have lots of kids when the taxpayers are providing your housing, groceries, income, cell phone, medical care, etc…. And the more kids you crank out the more money you get.

[Averageman]

Doubled

[Averageman]

It's also easy to have lots of kids when you absolutely don't give a flying F' what happens to them.
Most people I know wanted to send their kids to College. Hell as a single parent I really wondered how I was going to do it
But if your culture doesn't value Family, Education or responsibility, just keep slinging that D' and see how many of them end up in prison.
My Grandfather had 13 brothers, there's a reason why my people don't do that anymore. Times changed now your kids are more than farm laborers.