wedrifid comments on The Irrationality Game - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 05 October 2010 05:21:27AM 2 points [-]

The implications of that on mating payoffs are fascinating.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 06 October 2010 05:32:14AM 0 points [-]

Explain! Rot13 if necessary.

Comment author: wedrifid 06 October 2010 07:08:15AM 2 points [-]

I was just 'following the money' to work out how market forces would likely play out with respect to mating credits. It looks at first glance like we would end up with surprisingly similar reproductive payoffs to those in the EEA. Guys, have as many children as you can afford or cuckold off on other people. Girls, seek out guys with abundant resources who can buy reproductive credits but if possible get someone with better genes to do the actual impregnation.

I'm thinking that matter-of-course paternity testing would be a useful addition to blogospheroid's proposal.