It's common to try to explain things as either due to nature OR nurture.
Or, at best, we say: some percentage of the variation in outcome is due to genes, and some percentage is due to the environment. It's important to remember, though, that outcomes can be a complex interaction between the two.
Consider this:
Our genetically-influenced traits impact what environments we seek out and find ourselves in.
For instance, risk-taking seems to have moderate heritability, and it in...
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Stability vs Acceleration
Written: September 30, 2018 | Released: August 13, 2021
I think one of the big choices to be made in life (once basic needs are well met) is whether to try to optimize more for a life of stability or for a life of acceleration. There is a tension between these two types of lives because they imply making different decisions in many realms.
From what I can tell, the significant majority of people on this planet (even among those who have their basic needs already well met) seek a life that...
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