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And you wonder how our little gang of miscreants found each other? Don’t blame the blogosphere, or our shared views on this crumby woild, or our nasty sense of humor. It’s genetic.
The researchers studied the peer groups of approximately 1,800 male twins, having each subject describe the level of social deviance among their friends, such as how many of their friends got drunk, used or sold drugs, or damaged property. The research showed that an individual’s selection of friends–whether they chose to socialize with fewer or more socially deviant peers–was shaped by genetic factors.
RM: Never underestimate a shared loathing for arcane French poetry and Monday morning eye-openers.
Well, mine involves the swapping of genetic material, to be sure.