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Few people are turned on by low intelligence. What the construction worker has on the programmer is masculinity; it's perceived as a more "manly" line of work.

Few people are turned on by low intelligence. What the construction worker has on the programmer is masculinity; it's perceived as a more "manly" line of work. However, both men and women tend to be more androgynous as intelligence increases, which is a problem for both genders, but especially for men, when it comes to attracting mates.

onewland 17y ago
I am skeptical that women are really into construction workers as a whole. If they get any benefit from construction, my guess is that they are more fit on the whole. Women I've met in urban areas don't give a shit about the "manliness" of your work; in fact, I don't even think it's a great disadvantage to be unemployed if you have a good reason to be. Hm, didn't want to derail this into being really focused on construction workers. Replace that in the previous paragraph with any non-intellectually focused occupation.
mixmax 17y ago
Marissa Meyer doesn't strike me as particularly androgynous http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=marissa%20mayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=marissa%20mayer&... :-)
- sketerpot 17y ago
  I know you're joking, but this meme of "disproving" statistical statements with individual counterexamples really steams my clams.
  - mixmax 17y ago
    Well, even though it was intended as a joke I can only agree.
- pwnstigator 17y ago
  She has a leadership role in a technology company. Society views leadership and technological prowess as masculine traits. So that's androgyny. An androgynous person is one who has a mixture of masculine and feminine traits, and there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I'd generally argue that it's a good thing, because gender roles/stereotypes are limiting and generally bogus. Most people who are worth a damn are fairly androgynous, because there are plenty of worthwhile traits on both sides of the stereotypical gender divide.
- nostrademons 17y ago
  She strikes me as more androgynous than most of the female software engineers I know, and certainly more androgynous than the average female. Pictures don't tell the whole story. :-)
cabalamat 17y ago
> both men and women tend to be more androgynous as intelligence increases Do they? I can't say I've ever noticed.

onewland 17y ago

I am skeptical that women are really into construction workers as a whole. If they get any benefit from construction, my guess is that they are more fit on the whole. Women I've met in urban areas don't give a shit about the "manliness" of your work; in fact, I don't even think it's a great disadvantage to be unemployed if you have a good reason to be. Hm, didn't want to derail this into being really focused on construction workers. Replace that in the previous paragraph with any non-intellectually focused occupation.

mixmax 17y ago

Marissa Meyer doesn't strike me as particularly androgynous http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=marissa%20mayer&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=marissa%20mayer&... :-)

sketerpot 17y ago
I know you're joking, but this meme of "disproving" statistical statements with individual counterexamples really steams my clams.
- mixmax 17y ago
  Well, even though it was intended as a joke I can only agree.
pwnstigator 17y ago
She has a leadership role in a technology company. Society views leadership and technological prowess as masculine traits. So that's androgyny. An androgynous person is one who has a mixture of masculine and feminine traits, and there's nothing wrong with that. In fact, I'd generally argue that it's a good thing, because gender roles/stereotypes are limiting and generally bogus. Most people who are worth a damn are fairly androgynous, because there are plenty of worthwhile traits on both sides of the stereotypical gender divide.
nostrademons 17y ago
She strikes me as more androgynous than most of the female software engineers I know, and certainly more androgynous than the average female. Pictures don't tell the whole story. :-)

cabalamat 17y ago

> both men and women tend to be more androgynous as intelligence increases Do they? I can't say I've ever noticed.