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The Variability Hypothesis means that the evolutionarily optimal strategy for males is to be very special (top few percent) within their competitor group. Since
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The Variability Hypothesis means that the evolutionarily optimal strategy for males is to be very special (top few percent) within their competitor group. Since competitor groups have grown a lot since the evolutionary environment, it's not surprising to see this manifest in arguably pathological ways.