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Social dominance hierarchies are evident in many animal species, including bonobos and humans. Displayed aggression in social settings, with and without physica
by monological 6y ago
Social dominance hierarchies are evident in many animal species, including bonobos and humans. Displayed aggression in social settings, with and without physical altercation, serves as a way to establish said hierarchy. Ultimately, the function of hierarchy is to provide stability to the tribe, by organically placing you in a appropriate position to maximize the chance of the tribe's survival. There are clear biological differences between neurotypical human genders, such as endogenous Testosterone and Estrogen, giving rise to said behaviors. Conversely, the female's typical function in a tribe is to provide social cohesion, stability and pacification, and is driven primarily by hormones. This dynamical system generally operates in a very carefully balanced fashion. Thus, when humans intervene and introduce artificially made things like weaponized social networks that exploits and hijacks your dopaminergic system through likes or birth control pills that throws off your naturally occurring hormones and neurotransmitters, one could argue, just maybe, that it could have a potentially catastrophic long term effect on society.
I guess what I'm saying is that I don't condone "bar fights", but there is both a biological and sociological reason for male aggression and the pendulum has swung quite far the other direction, demonizing it as "toxic masculinity".
Just my 2 cents though...
- sjg007 6y agoYet we have these things called brains that can be used for introspection. The pen is mightier than the sword.
- xupybd 6y agoUnfortunately our brains can't control our emotions as well as we'd like. Being purely rational isn't in the grasp of an human let alone children. If you want optimal outcomes for young people you must make tackle our biological predispositions when training young people.
- sjg007 6y agoThis is _why_ we go to school. I would advocate that school needs integrated therapy components too more than we have.
- xupybd 6y agoI would argue that parents are better placed to train their kids in these non academic domains. It also gets around the state dictating the moral values taught to children. Each family gets to choose for themselves.
- varvar 6y agoThe pen is not mightier than the sword. I know a lot of intellectually inclined people like to think so. I know I used to too. Having a real world masculine power is the only way to live a non-avoidant, full life as a male.
- sjg007 6y agoTake a step closer to Idiocracy then.
- Viliam1234 6y ago> The pen is mightier than the sword. For the best outcome, you need both.