Vladimir_M comments on Unknown knowns: Why did you choose to be monogamous? - Less Wrong
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HughRistik:
Yes, I read that essay a while ago. Trouble is, Devlin's writing is of the sort I find most frustrating: it delivers some excellent insight wrapped up in an awful presentation, both because of Devlin's own exaggerations and the disreputable publication venue. Unfortunately, not many people will be willing to look past these negative signals and make the effort to understand his very solid main arguments. A better presentation of his thesis could have reached a much broader audience, and made for a much better reference in discussions of this sort.
Yeah, I agree. I'm currently looking for some better references on hypergamy. I already have a bunch of refs on greater female selectivity, but I'm finding mixed results on hypergamy because of so many different operationalizations of status.