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A human-accelerated neuron type potentially underlying autism in humans

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185 points ivewonyoung | 5 comments | 28 Sep 25 23:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.602s | source
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mikert89 ◴[29 Sep 25 00:24 UTC] No.45409274[source]▶
Pretty clear theres a tradeoff between social intelligence and other forms of intelligence
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dyauspitr ◴[29 Sep 25 00:44 UTC] No.45409381[source]▶
Einstein seemed to have absolutely no problems with his social life. Newton on the other hand lived and died alone, possibly a virgin.
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hollerith ◴[29 Sep 25 00:56 UTC] No.45409440[source]▶
In Western Europe in the 1600s, being a virgin didn't make you a loser in most people's eyes like it does now.

Newton had long friendships with other leading intellectual figures (Edmund Halley, John Locke, mathematician David Gregory).

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1. dyauspitr ◴[29 Sep 25 01:56 UTC] No.45409731[source]▶
Never being married did however.
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2. hollerith ◴[29 Sep 25 03:24 UTC] No.45410074[source]▶
There are essentially no married virgins, i.e., essentially all the virgins are unmarried, so it seems inconsistent to consider the unmarried as losers but not the virgins.
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3. ksenzee ◴[29 Sep 25 03:37 UTC] No.45410117[source]▶
It literally did not. Celibacy was much more common (or at least commonly aspired to) and was considered virtuous.
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4. dyauspitr ◴[29 Sep 25 04:01 UTC] No.45410227[source]▶
Only in prescribed folds. The average unmarried person was a relative outcast. Lifelong singleness was exceedingly rare. It went as far as having legal ramifications like not being able to own property and being unable to hold certain offices.
5. lelanthran ◴[29 Sep 25 06:29 UTC] No.45410880[source]▶
> There are essentially no married virgins,

Which is something I point out to JWs rude enough to interrupt my Sunday breakfast. Which of the following scenarios present as most likely:

1. A married couple, living together as a married couple, had never had sex, or

2. They had sex