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I'd like to point out - the increased participation of people in "soft harems" reduce the number of mates available in monogamy relationships. The resource "Exc
by meric 10y ago
I'd like to point out - the increased participation of people in "soft harems" reduce the number of mates available in monogamy relationships. The resource "Exclusivity * attention" (what a lot of people value) is being destroyed by the increasing number of people engaging in polygamy; the number of monogamous mates available is reduced in the sense that it makes it harder for monogamous mates to find each other in a polygamous world. And inequality is increased - "superstars" have 365 mates instead of just 1.
- pestilent 10y agoI don't think you understood the point, I am not arguing against that. I am arguing that these "superstars" are not important because they are so rare compared to the increased number of partners they can have. They are, as a group, less competition for an average person than middle class people who mostly have from zero to a small number of partners but are very numerous.
- meric 10y agoOk. Good point.