Simone & Malcolm Collins
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Why are we ONLY NOW learning that Vatican II’s Nostra Aetate—which shapes how Catholics view Jews & other religions—was written by a matrilineal Jew‑turned‑Catholic priest who subsequently left the priesthood and become a gay activist?? Seems like a religious drive-by shooting.
Simone & Malcolm Collins75,971 次观看 • 24 天前
This week we realized that when you look at differences between Europeans' historical marriage rates, fertility windows, anti-CSAM laws, etc. and those of other groups, Europeans are like... the only anti-pedo people. Are whites worsening TFRs by imposing later marriage norms?
Simone & Malcolm Collins14,982 次观看 • 7 天前
The UN is intentionally hiding just how bad fertility rates are in Central & South America (collectively lower than the US). When pressed, they insist they "don't want to be alarmist." Any normal group that consistently published forecasts this bad would be investigated/fired.
Simone & Malcolm Collins243,704 次观看 • 8 个月前
The way Kirsche 🥥 🧁 resisted cancellation marked a crucial and positive turning point in online nerd right culture. Her experiences leading up to and following that pivot point—as well as her alarming insights into how DEI was embedded in corporate America—are fascinating.
Simone & Malcolm Collins16,133 次观看 • 14 天前
Enjoyed Crémieux's analysis of this. One place where we'd push back is that the General Social Survey yields a limited picture of change over time because the definition of terms like "racist" have changed profoundly (from "racial supremacist" to "believes genes exist").
Simone & Malcolm Collins17,867 次观看 • 18 天前
Some animal species' low-status males change their physiology to mimic females in order to infiltrate harems and reproduce covertly. Could a similar adaptive response explain elevated rates of aggression, brutality, and sadism observed in trans respondents to Aella's sex survey?
Simone & Malcolm Collins76,296 次观看 • 6 个月前
After researching whether cancelling/forgiving debt on a societal level works, we basically came away with: (1) In a cohesive, culturally uniform culture with shared values, it works as a means of staving off existential threats (2) In all other cases it's disastrous.
Simone & Malcolm Collins64,775 次观看 • 6 个月前
Could it be that hookup culture triggered the intensifying political divide between men and women? Could men and women be spectating? (We could see it happening. Men are, in increasing numbers, having and raising kids on their own via surrogacy. Artificial wombs will help.)
Simone & Malcolm Collins16,413 次观看 • 2 个月前
It's dawning on us that one probably should not build one's identity and life around a sexual arousal pathway (any more than one should build one's life around a favorite food or sensory experience). Also, the concept of being "gay" is a societal construct, plain 'n simple.
Simone & Malcolm Collins33,993 次观看 • 7 个月前
People are so mad at us for calling Pragmata porn, but in our book, anything that could potentially simulate something meaningful at the expense of actually doing the meaningful thing is porn (including pet ownership, reading). It all comes down to the way something is consumed.
Simone & Malcolm Collins13,278 次观看 • 2 个月前
This thread by More Births kicked off quite a few conversations in our household. We're living through an inversion in rich & poor lifestyles and there are so many layers to it that, ultimately, you've gotta ask: What is luxury? What ACTUALLY constitutes thriving?
Simone & Malcolm Collins29,969 次观看 • 6 个月前
YouTube took this video down—in which we denounce Hitler as a failson, vegetarian, druggy artist who steadfastly blamed his failures on his father for being too strict and marched under a proto-Wiccan symbol. 🤷♀️ God forbid people question the narrative that he was right wing.
Simone & Malcolm Collins32,629 次观看 • 7 个月前
It has been fun seeing how commercially available options around polygenic risk score selection have evolved over the past five years. Herasight has emerged as *the* player to watch. Loved having Jonathan Anomaly on the pod to discuss what Herasight is up to!
Simone & Malcolm Collins27,712 次观看 • 6 个月前
If someone told our kid selves that when we grew up, we'd be getting our news analysis from Leaflit 🍃 Angel's Sword, a half-slime, half-faerie/selkie chimera who built a world with deep, rich lore, we'd be pretty darn excited. Civilization develops in unexpected ways and this timeline rocks.
Simone & Malcolm Collins15,508 次观看 • 3 个月前
The world isn't TOTALLY polarized; shoe is case study in cross-ideological appeal. The key: - She comes from a place of vitalism + passion, not anger & resentment - She neither tries to convert nor moralize nor manipulate her audience - She has a good sense of humor
Simone & Malcolm Collins11,740 次观看 • 2 个月前
Does anyone have a theory as to why trans people appear to have significantly lower rates of violent deaths vis a vis the general population? Our current suppositions: 1. They don't get out much 2. Lower testosterone and more estrogen leads to less violent/risky behavior
Simone & Malcolm Collins13,569 次观看 • 3 个月前
What's up with people's bizarre pedestalization of pre-agricultural life? Like... OK, maybe people had more free time, but to do WHAT? Masticate tree bark? Patch a mud hut? Make cave art? Itch bug bites? Savor the sensation of fungal/bacterial infections eating away at you?
Simone & Malcolm Collins19,056 次观看 • 6 个月前