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		samatman on Oct 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Writes and Write-Nots I'll be generous and pretend you said intelligence, not IQ. What is the mechanism you propose, by which the birth of a child makes every person now living incrementally dumber?

MarkusQ on Oct 27, 2024 [–]

Personal anecdote only, but I'd suggest lack of sleep. Every time a kid is born, the total amount of quality sleep extant adults get drops.

(Kids, if you ever see this, I'm not saying it wasn't worth it. But seriously, 2AM every night for months?)

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