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Comment author: cousin_it 06 January 2014 09:35:20AM *  11 points [-]

I cannot in good faith entertain the argument that high-scarcity societies are right in having restrictive, assigned-sex-based gender roles, even if these social structures result in measurable maximized utility (i.e. many much kids).

Which argument is the blogger referring to? Does it make sense to have many kids in a high-scarcity society?

Comment author: [deleted] 06 January 2014 03:44:14PM 5 points [-]

Yes, because many of them will die before adulthood; also, they will help you work in the fields.

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