Sorry, I didn’t want to imply Caplan was making a more nuanced argument than you suggested! I do think he makes a much more nuanced argument than the OP suggests however.
EAs seem generally receptive to resources like Emily Oster’s books, Brian Caplan’s book, or Scott Alexander’s Biodeterminist Guide (and its sequel), which all suggest to varying degrees that a significant amount of the toil of parenting can be forgone with near-zero cost.
I think this is not only false, but also none of the authors claim this.
I believe Abby’s take on this, but I don’t think it’s a misrepresentation of Caplan’s position (though maybe an unnuanced one), unless we’re really just coming down on the meaning of “significant amount.” I would say saving 10% of parenting time is “a significant amount.”
I think those low hanging fruits, if they are there at all, are probably there for 8-15 year olds, give or take.
Sorry, I didn’t want to imply Caplan was making a more nuanced argument than you suggested! I do think he makes a much more nuanced argument than the OP suggests however.
I think this is not only false, but also none of the authors claim this.
I believe Abby’s take on this, but I don’t think it’s a misrepresentation of Caplan’s position (though maybe an unnuanced one), unless we’re really just coming down on the meaning of “significant amount.” I would say saving 10% of parenting time is “a significant amount.”
I think those low hanging fruits, if they are there at all, are probably there for 8-15 year olds, give or take.
Ah, when you said ‘significant amount’ I assumed you meant a lot more. 10% of the total does not seem like much to me.
Makes sense, glad to clarify