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Bingo. The beta males did not invent monogamy; it evolved as a system whereby more productive abled bodies were invested in the success of a society. These soc
by zxcvvcxz 11y ago
Bingo.
The beta males did not invent monogamy; it evolved as a system whereby more productive abled bodies were invested in the success of a society. These societies proliferated.
> Whether this remains true now is an interesting question.
I believe that when the benefits do not outweigh the cons, a lot of males start checking out of society altogether. See Japan [1] as an example. E.g. I'm going to have to work my ass off throughout life jumping through hoops and then work 80 hour weeks at BigCompanyJapan and then maybe find a woman who I won't have time to spend with? Fuck it, video games, porn, and basement sound better.
For a more US-centric view, check out [2].
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori
[2] - http://www.amazon.ca/The-War-Against-Boys-Misguided/dp/0684849577 http://www.amazon.ca/The-War-Against-Boys-Misguided/dp/06848...
- rndn 11y agoThese statistics provide some evidence: http://www.japancrush.com/2013/stories/30-of-single-japanese-men-have-never-dated-a-woman.html http://www.japancrush.com/2013/stories/30-of-single-japanese... There is an antithetic trend in Japan though, since Japanese women are emancipated and the high economic demands prevent them from investing time into dating. So, the numbers could possibly differ even more. (I’m not sure how emancipation affects the statistics for the males, though.)