[–] nomad_shifter42 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I really dislike the way you posted this question, but I have to say you are pretty spot on. Most of the "attractive" people I grew up with have done well in life, and are busy developing careers, finishing school, and figuring out their lives. Not many that I can think of are having kids yet, and we are all right around 30. Most of the nasties I grew up with, however, are still back home, some of them working on their 3rd/4th/5th kids. This is not all inclusive, but a quick scroll through my FB feed backs up the idea pretty well.
I have to think education and initial social position play a big part in this. Most of the rich kids could afford braces, played sports to stay in shape, went to good doctors, went to good colleges, and on average came out looking fairly decent. A lot of the poor kids didn't get the best medical care, grew up valuing work instead of school (which is not always a terrible thing), and just generally take shittier care of themselves. I don't know why I make the direct connection to education & child birth, but my personal experience has been that the dumber you are the more likely you are to have children. Reminds me of the opening scene in Idiocracy.
[–] fuckyou69 [S] ago (edited ago)
im pretty sure genetics has more to do with it than social status. why dont people like to just admit that genetics is what it is? why has the genetics explanation become a no no? why is it so hard for people to accept that they 'intrinsically are' something, and that there are people who 'intrinsically are' better and worse than them. i know this is a hard concept for the egotistical, special-snowflake society to swallow, but its reality.
economics does not explain these things, here is why. there are rich areas and there are areas of pretty much strict middle class socioeconomic status. in these areas, the kids all attend schools together and they are pretty close to on a level economic playing field. the same rules still apply. cream rises. its the simple fact. thats how genetics works. and btw, poor kids can work out and be active too, lol. in fact, i grew up pretty poor and had much to more time to just spend out riding my bike around and being active and getting into various sorts of trouble because people in our extremely blue collar area didnt care too much about pushing us to be geniuses and presidents like the rich kids parents were, nor were they pushing through all of this extra-curricular bullshit. it just was not part of the culture.
the problem is that society has changed and now the weak and stupid are allowed to survive. they are no longer culled by natural order. so they grow old and breed. the future generations will be full of weak, infirmed rejects that never should have made it passed the first week of life.
also, i am not a tactful person so im sorry if you dont like the way i say things. im a 'bad' person frankly. but the truth is the truth.
[–] TheAutomaton 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
If this whole thread is a lead-up to a lecture on eugenics, why not just cut the foreplay and get on with it?