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What exactly is the flaw in the system described in the book 'Sex At Dawn' that likely flourished prior to the introduction of agriculture? In a modern incarna
by otakucode 9y ago
What exactly is the flaw in the system described in the book 'Sex At Dawn' that likely flourished prior to the introduction of agriculture? In a modern incarnation it would basically boil down to shared parenting of children and fluid relationship statuses. The point of monogamy was to establish certainty over bloodline in a situation where a male would be significantly disadvantaged by expending resources raising another mans child. That's irrelevant now. We're not bouncing from famine to famine, racked with plagues and wars, etc. Things are quite a bit better than they were at the advent of agriculture (which nearly ended the species but also brought many advances - monogamy among the former rather than latter).
- bitL 9y agoThe main issue IMO will be that there will be undesirable males (70%) and desperate females (>35 age) without any chance for a stable partner (look at Japan, it's in full swing there; put your otaku into researching this ;-) ). Also, the system in that book is just a fantasy, a speculation how it could have been, not a historical fact. Biologically males are still naturally inclined to seek faithful, young and pretty virgins they don't share (despite cuckoo "education" trying to change that), and females seek the highest status/income/excitement males they can capture. This might be result of evolutionary algorithm at play over a very long period of time and it's unlikely this would change anytime soon, unless we have means to directly reprogram our brains for different rewards.