DebateAltRight banned me, and this was my response

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    [–]send_nasty_stuff 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    Some fading star of the early 90s tech boom who just got on the board of a new startup. ;) Oh, and 4 of their 5 kids have autism.

    What are your thoughts on the cause of autism? It's gotta be environmental. It's was basically unheard of a 100 years ago. I've heard two main theories. Aluminum or other additives to vaccines (A new thing in history). Older parents (also a relatively new thing in history).

    Even though I think the onslaught of vaccines on for infants is a problem I lean toward the old egg and old sperm issue. If you go to schools with younger families there's almost no autism. Schools in white areas with older parents have LOTS of autism. This also explains why whites seem to be more effective. It might also have something to do with too much estrogen in utero causing the male brain not to form correctly? I'm just spit balling here. Autism does tend to affect males more and it seems to have something to do with gender in the brain.

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      [–]send_nasty_stuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

      Those who work in tech seem to share similar personality types, which in genetics works to reinforce certain traits, as well as to bring out other defects.

      I've had this notion about autism as well. More then ever people with highly analytic detail oriented minds are breeding in elite circles and some of these minds might be producing defects as a result of the heavy cognitive specialization. We know the Ashkenazim have higher rates of schizophrenia. Imagine if it came out that geniuses should be weary of mating with eachother? That would be fascinating. I've always thought that we should pair the brightest male minds with the finest genetic female specimens. A harem of Olympic female pole vaulters for each and every great male mind. Assuming they are nationalist moral geniuses and not evil subversive geniuses.

      [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

      Thanks for this