Doctor Science compares The Game of Thrones to the British royals. While the old-time royal characters in The Game of Thrones appear to be "exceptional people," the contemporary royal family seems "completely ordinary":
When only a few people are clean and wear nice clothes, always get enough to eat and never have to go without sleep or warmth, they *will* look comparatively gorgeous, and they are likely to be — or seem to be — stronger, smarter, and taller than the ordinary run of folk.
But when most people are reasonably well-nourished and -housed, with good medical care and a chance at education, the apparent genetic component of Royal Blood just fades away. In fact, speaking as a geneticist, Prince William is marrying *up* by choosing a good-looking, healthy young woman with a reasonable brain in her head.
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