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Baumeister indicated this in his book that I read a long time ago, but it is more like 2:1, > throughout the entire history of the human race, maybe 80% of wom
by sridca 8y ago
Baumeister indicated this in his book that I read a long time ago, but it is more like 2:1,
> throughout the entire history of the human race, maybe 80% of women but only 40% of men reproduced.
https://psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/goodaboutmen.htm https://psy.fsu.edu/~baumeisterticelab/goodaboutmen.htm
As someone who favours individualism and was brought up in a culture where arranged marriages are the norm I found this most shocking and interesting at the same time.
- Fjolsvith 8y agoThe MGTOW movement is really throwing a wrench into this. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bdwyx/inside-the-global-collective-of-straight-male-separatists https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7bdwyx/inside-the-global-...
- bubblewrap 8y agoI don't understand what you mean? Surely the MGTOW movement is not increasing the proportion of men who successfully reproduce, given that they seem to be about not reproducing?