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A universal of all primitive/ancient cultures is that they were much more social at night. Hunter-gatherers hunt and gather during the day, and tell stories at
by smabie 6y ago
A universal of all primitive/ancient cultures is that they were much more social at night. Hunter-gatherers hunt and gather during the day, and tell stories at night. Early birds get social capital and reproductive access through exploiting hunting opportunities before other people are up.
Night owls get social capital and reproductive access through telling cool stories and being popular. It therefore makes sense that being social and being a night owl are correlated.
- dmonitor 6y agoAccording to the article, being a night owl is correlated with being less social, not more social
- spideymans 6y agoAre they less social because they desire less social interaction, or are they less social because when they're awake they're around fewer people. Possibly critical distinction there. Speaking for myself, I pretty much don't want to communicate with other people before 3 PM, however I'll happily stay up til 6 AM socializing with friends.