What Kevin Simler thinks about taste

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Writer and engineer behind the blog Melting Asphalt, and co-author with Robin Hanson of The Elephant in the Brain.

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1. 30 Oct 2018

   Our readingMuch of what makes humans distinctive, including their sense of beauty, comes from a drive for prestige.

   Their wordsAnd increasingly I'm convinced that much of what makes humans unique - including our taste in beauty - is our hunger for prestige.

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