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Males are certainly more likely to be ostracized for aggressive behavior in social species... why assume their apparent solitude is because they are “taking ris
by empthought 7y ago
Males are certainly more likely to be ostracized for aggressive behavior in social species... why assume their apparent solitude is because they are “taking risks and exploring” instead of having nowhere else to go?
- brosinante 7y agoHow dare you injure my tiny fragile male ego thusly.
- dymk 7y agoThe comment you’re responding to only suggests that some behavior is related to biological sex and not socialized, and doesn’t call out any particular behavior.
- empthought 7y agoIt specifically calls out “taking risks” and “exploring.”
- dymk 7y agoThose are pretty general, nonspecific traits, unlike “enjoys tar pits”
- PunchTornado 7y agoyour comment seems to suggest that animals aren't social and their behaviour is pure biological.
- dymk 7y agoIt literally does not and I’m not sure how you interpret “some behaviors” as “all behaviors”
- roenxi 7y agoAggressive behaviour is extremely risky, the payoffs and costs are both very high. And indeed, one of the potential costs is social ostracism. It counts under the taking risks part of 'taking risks and exploring'.
- empthought 7y agoI am not sure of the point you are trying to argue here.
- kbenson 7y ago> why assume their apparent solitude is because they are “taking risks and exploring” instead of having nowhere else to go? Pretty sure the point was to note that the "taking risks" part of that could have been the initial aggressive stance that got them ostracized. As the GP noted, there's a specific risk/payoff to behavior in a social group that might pay off well (more social status) or be very detrimental (ostracization), and given how detrimental being ostracized could be, I think many would consider that "risky behavior".
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