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This is an important area. In the near term, it's good to improve genetic fitness and the health of offspring. In the long run, it may be culturally beneficial. I think counsin-marriage cultures will we made WEIRD through other means though. I would expect it to take many years to have major changes for this, but I think you've appropriately qualified. I think you should remove the graphic because it's not strictly a measure of consanguinity. I appreciate the discussion of a controversial issue from an EA perspecitive.

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