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writer. podcaster. liar. hater. wearer of about 3 hats. undiagnosed. always correct.

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED thank you for clearly demonstrating that you don't know what words mean, now I don't need to waste my time engaging with you

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED dude. can you read? this is not contrary to anything I said. it's like you've decided on your strawman and will happily twist whatever I say to match your misunderstanding. get better at parsing my arguments or I'm done wasting my time in special ed class here.

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED there is no IQ gene, in short, because IQ (or whatever better intelligence measure you'd choose to insert in its place) is a function of so many genes that it is impossible to identify any of them to any satisfactory extent

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED in such a system there is far too much random variance between parent and offspring for cognitive capacity to ever be genetically determined to a significant extent, unlike traits controlled by smaller sets of genetic code.

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED maybe you should kick your own brain into high gear and see if you can come up with a third option beyond "there are distinct genes that solely govern brain formation" and "brains exist by magic". go on. I'm rooting for you.

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED this would be a mildly compelling argument if "brain genes" were something real. unfortunately in the past century of looking, nobody's found them, so we're out of luck. keep looking though!

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED "mechanistically there's nothing different happening with the genes for height vs cognition" *EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER*

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@Meiso03148790 @SVVVAYED alas, I have wasted my life in the pursuit of true beliefs and not skill in rhetoric, and so we end up on opposite sides. oh well!

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@BobbyFisherman8 @SVVVAYED so you hate waffles

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@redf0undation @iiiiimbecile my apologies, I assumed you were critiquing this meme as a means of defending socdems. if you're just quibbling with the theory we probably don't have any disagreements but also I don't really see the point.

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@thomasknox @OscarMDavies @MattColeWorks maybe you just have shit taste

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@SVVVAYED this is what i mean man you're out here talking about height like it's meaningfully analogous to cognition and you expect me to engage with this like it's not rank idiocy. might as well explain calculus to a 10 year old, except there's actually a chance the kid could understand.

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@SVVVAYED the influence of genetic differences wrt human capabilities pales in comparison to contingent social factors such as education or childhood nutrition. you aren't equipped to connect the dots between these and systems of economic exploitation, so I won't waste my time trying.

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@SVVVAYED sure. I'm making my own claim here. it's use made you more conscious in certain ways but because your intellectual understanding of the world is stunted and simplistic your newfound open-mindedness led you to deplorable conclusions. interesting as a case study.

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@GreenClermont @bhangbhangducx I recommend David Harvey's lectures on Capital. they are free on youtube. his analysis has flaws at points but it is invaluable for clarifying the structure of an otherwise difficult text.

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@SVVVAYED @kungfukenrija unintentionally really good proof that psychedelic use can make you wiser but it absolutely cannot make you smarter

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@GreenClermont @bhangbhangducx I don't know what to tell you other than that you are mistaken to think those are exclusive categories and equally mistaken in your appraisal of Marx. you should try reading his work sometime maybe.

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@GreenClermont @bhangbhangducx you think economists don't believe in use value?

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@GreenClermont @bhangbhangducx you are talking about the differences between use value and exchange value, a subject Marx dedicated thousands of words to the thorough exploration of.