[ExI] ep thought experiment

[William Flynn Wallace]

I mentioned Federal Judges as an example of trading income for status,
but I can't think of other cases where seeking status is maladaptive.
Can you think up examples?

Keith

I do not agree that seeking judgeship is maladaptive.  Less money, more
status may be exactly what they want.  Sure, they'd like to be paid more,
but if money were that important they would not be seeking the judgeships,
right?  More status, more recognition, could lead to political advantages
later on.  It isn't about money, I figure.   bill w

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 6:19 PM Keith Henson via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
>
> snip
>
> >>...AI fighting robots may be coming, but they are not here yet...
>
> > Actually I was thinking of firearms.
>
> People still have to point them and fire.
>
> snip
>
> >...Ah, we *have* evolved into bulbous-headed creatures.  Ever looked at
> the
> cranial capacity of Australopithecines?  William Calvin thinks the big
> brain
> evolved to support accurate throwing, something we can do and chimps
> can't...
>
> I have long been interested in that notion since I was introduced to it.
> The hand and shoulder structure is different between chimps and humans.
> The
> notion is that protochimps/protohumans diverged because one guy figured out
> how to hunt by hurling stones at prey.
>
> Actually, the pre human adaptation was probably throwing rocks at
> lions.  Calvin thinks the "hand axes" that are found over at least two
> million years of sediment were thrown like a discus into animals at a
> water hole.
>
> snip
>
> > Hikers find a good example of prey (marmots)
>
> If you have been following the news lately, this is a good way to get
> plague.
>
> snip
>
> >>...Some traits like status seeking we probably don't want to turn off...
>
> > That depends on the circumstances.  It is easy enough to imagine status
> seeking as a mixed bag or even a maladaptive trait, depending on the
> situation.
>
> I mentioned Federal Judges as an example of trading income for status,
> but I can't think of other cases where seeking status is maladaptive.
> Can you think up examples?
>
> Keith
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