Chapter 1: Introduction

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Trust the science. That's what we must all do. Yet, for some reason, the science trademark doesn't seem to want to advertise its findings on certain

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biological studies, especially disparities between groups. No doubt fearing the backlash from the science deniers who'd much rather such data be

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buried so that they can continue in their fairy tale worldviews like blank slatism or egalitarianism.

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Which is why in this video, we'll be covering the topics that the anti-science crowd would rather be forgotten. And if you enjoy it, consider

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subscribing. It helps the channel. But we'll be doing so with tact. Biology at scale can be a sensitive topic. Which is

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why when discussing its effects in human groups, instead of naming the actual groups, I'll stick to hypothetical examples to illustrate my points. These

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will be the circles, the squares, and the triangles. And if you notice any real life parallels, that's just you

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projecting your own preconceived notions, which if you think about it, actually makes you the racist. One of the most important parts about biology

Chapter 2: Geography's Impact

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that is often overlooked is the effect that geography has on it. Which is why we'll be creating a hypothetical world to illustrate the points for our

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hypothetical identities. As you can see, the circles, squares, and triangles all live very far from one another. However,

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what's quite important to note is this region. It's a massive desert that has almost completely cut off contact between the squares and the rest of the

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world for nearly 40,000 years. For reference, domestic dogs became a distinct species about 15 to 30,000

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years. So naturally, under such a massive time span with very limited ad mixture, squares would continue to adapt

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under unique circumstances from the rest of the world. Biologists have many measures by which they demonstrate the genetic differences between organisms.

Chapter 3: Fixation Index

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One of the most widely recognized measures is the fixation index. It's simply a measure of the alil frequency

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in two organisms. The more matching alles, the more related the organisms are. If the fixation index is below.15,

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the genetic difference is considered moderate to low. This is where we can find closely related subspecies or members of the same species. For

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example, different North American greywolves, even though they are a different subspecies, fall into this category. At levels greater than.15, we

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find greatly differentiated organisms, often very different subspecies or an entirely different species. The domestic

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dog and the greywolf, which are a different species, for example, are usually measured at about.17.

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Now, what about circles, squares, and triangles? Circles differentiate from squares at a fixation index of.15,

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making them borderline greatly differentiated. Triangles differentiate from squares at a fixation index of.19, making them more distinct from each

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other than domestic dogs are to greywolves. By comparison, the circles and triangles have a fixation index

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of.11, which is similar to what you'd expect for members of closely related subspecies or isolated members of the

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same species. But what do these differences actually mean in practice?

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After all, the purpose of the fixation index isn't taxonomy. There's a popular misconception in the world of circle, square, and triangle people that most

Chapter 4: What These Differences Mean

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differences between them are just cosmetic, skin deep. That has been thoroughly debunked. In a 2011 study, researchers comparing circle, square,

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and triangles consistently found that skin deep differences account for only a tiny minority of the total genetic

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differentiation. And in fact, genes impacting the nervous system were among the most differentiated. On screen,

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you're seeing the results. Naturally, when trying to build a cohesive society, similarities in the nervous system, which logically result in similarities

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in intellect, personality, and temperament are some of the most important factors. When studying the histories of circles, squares, and

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triangles, we find very stark differences in the societies that they build and thrive under. For example, generally the circles built

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individualistic and decentralized civilizations. Triangles instead built more collectivist and centralized civilizations. And lastly, the squares

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for the most part didn't build any comparable civilization. Or we to believe that these differences are purely random. Would it not make more

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sense instead to infer that different peoples optimize their societies for their own unique neurologies? Many in the world of circles, squares, and

Chapter 5: The Idolatry of Politics

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triangles treat politics as a god. They believe there's one objective system, usually their preferred system, that

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works for all peoples and that all would prosper equally. But their history contradicts this. In truth, it wouldn't

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be right for a circle to tell a triangle that his way of doing things, which has been working for the triangle for thousands of years, is wrong just

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because it wouldn't work for [music] the circle and vice versa. Differences ought to be respected. Just because a Chihuahua and a German Shepherd are the

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same species does not mean they'll equally thrive in the same working dog roles. But this leads to an interesting question. What happens if significantly

Chapter 6: Intermarriage & Genetic Distances

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different people intermar? What is the optimal system for their offspring? On screen, you're now seeing a graphic demonstrating the genetic differences

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between peoples. Imagine you are a circle person and this data point is you. Here is your next door neighbor.

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And here's a data point representing a circle you've never met from a different country you've never been to. These data points are representing squares. And

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these are the ones representing triangles. If you as a circle person were to intermar with a triangle, this would be the data point representing

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your offspring. As you can see, your own son would be more genetically distant from you than a random circle person

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you've never met in a country you've never been to. The same is true from the perspective of your spouse. This will pose unique challenges because neither

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you nor your spouse are specialized to the environment your offspring would be most comfortable in. It's the same logic for if you breed a husky who loves snowy

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environments and an Ibizon hound who prefers desert environments. The offspring in such a situation would neither thrive in the snow nor the

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desert but only be partially adapted to both. and social order is a far more specialized and complex environment than

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climate. Thankfully, in a circle triangle situation, both have shown partial adaptability to the other social order. Not to mention that circles and

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triangles have never been fully separated from each other. As you can see on the graph, your offspring would fall into this pre-existing middle

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group, which have developed specialized environments for him to thrive in. Thus, you can learn about their history to understand your son's unique challenges

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and advantages. As a result, circle triangle people have generally adapted well to their circumstances. But the same cannot be said if there's

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intermarriage with a square. Again, as you can see, since squares were separated from the rest of the world for so long, the genetic midway point

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between them and any other group is sparse, effectively a no man's land. Not only is square history itself very

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sparse with very few clues about what works for square societies, your offspring would also not have any historical long-lasting communities that

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are genetically similar to him. When attempting to create an optimal environment for him to thrive, you'd effectively be shooting in the dark. You

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just have to hope that his neurology ends up taking more strongly to one of the parents. And this isn't just an inference. One of the most consistently

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reliable predictors for the success of square people worldwide is how dominant the circle ad mixture they have is. It should come as no surprise then that

Chapter 7: Conclusion

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square circle and square triangle people are seriously struggling in societies optimized for triangles or circles. And

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not only do we not know a fix for this, even if we did, we wouldn't be able to implement it without making the societies themselves less optimal for

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circles or triangles. This has not stopped the circles from trying though, but the results so far have been very poor. Neither the circles nor the

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squares nor the circle squares seem to be happy. The triangles, on the other hand, have opted generally not to try and instead keep their societies

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optimized for their own. While some could argue this is callous, given the results, it's hard to disagree with them.