Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id VAA21471 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:43:53 GMT X-Originating-IP: [194.117.133.84] User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 21:35:49 +0000 Subject: Re: draft abstract Sex, Drugs and Cults From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com> To: Jom-emit <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Message-ID: <B89C5F10.18C%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Feb 2002 21:38:01.0457 (UTC) FILETIME=[33D6BE10:01C1BBE9] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
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From: <AaronLynch@aol.com>
Subject: Re: draft abstract Sex, Drugs and Cults
I've expanded the footnote in the online version of this paper with
the passages quoted below. I suppose I could work up a whole
research project on the subject of negative wealth to fertility
correlations, especially given the social and scientific implications
that have been attached to the subject. The most recently added
text is as follows:
"... In such a society, most of the negative wealth to reproduction
correlation would be attributable to the multi-generation wealth
concentrating effects of people limiting reproduction. In any one
generation, limiting reproduction saves the large sums of extra
money it takes to raise large families. It also limits the ability of
couples to have two breadwinners working outside the home,
especially in demanding but lucrative careers. Women who do
not intentionally keep their families small often become
stay-at-home mothers. Men who do not intentionally keep their
families small may come to feel more constrained from pursuing
risky careers that have higher average expected earnings but
also higher variance in earnings, in which the high variance in
earnings poses an unacceptable risk to the other family members.
Such men might then forego lucrative but risky entrepreneurial
ventures in favor of stable careers with less growth potential.
Between generations, those who limit their reproduction can
spend more money on their children's educations and careers,
thereby allowing the children to not only inherit more money, but
also to earn higher annual incomes. The wealth concentrating
effects both within and between generations for limiting of
reproduction may exceed the reproduction-promoting effects of
money going to an average individual.
One way to study the causal effect of wealth on reproduction
(even in societies where the two are negatively correlated) is to
compare the post-winning reproductive careers of lottery winners
versus non-winners who bought the same numbers of tickets at
the same locations. If the winners exhibit higher reproduction rates
after winning, it would suggest that wealth does have at least some
fertility-promoting effect. ..."<
Hi Aaron.
Although this could be taken cynically (and there probably is some element
in it) money buys silence. Although there seem to be a fair few 'rock stars'
etc who have more than the average (2 ish?) via different females, we tend
to find out because the journalists are looking for stories. OTOH, a rich
businessman who few people have heard of, and cared about even less would be
able to buy silence as it would be in the womans interest, as the papers
would not care, and i doubt that many people are inclined to blackmail.
It is likely that until very recently it would be difficult to prove
paternity.
BTW, it seems to me that a lot of the lottery winners in the UK seem to be
past their child producing years, which might skew your results :-)
Regards
Steve
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