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I mean I can sort of follow the logic - testosterone tends to cause more aggressiveness which can often lead to competitiveness, and arguably the basis for capi
by arsome 6y ago
I mean I can sort of follow the logic - testosterone tends to cause more aggressiveness which can often lead to competitiveness, and arguably the basis for capitalist society is putting competitiveness to work. If you decrease the average interest in competitiveness you may see an uptick in socialist leanings and, many capitalists would argue, a decline in overall productivity.
Now, there's obviously many benefits that may also be seen with a less aggressive or even less competitive population, but the basic principle doesn't seem insane here, it seems a bit of a stretch and requires some serious leaps that I'm not sure are remotely proven though...
- XorNot 6y agoTestosterone being linked to aggression in humans is on shaky footings at best: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31785281/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31785281/ The studies involved have a number of confounding factors, and notably the use of clinical manipulation of testosterone levels fails to find consistent effect.
- arsome 6y agoYeah, I was wondering how much questionable pop-sci crap that was when I was writing it. Thanks, I'll have to read more into it.
- mekkkkkk 6y agoSo why post it? You rationalize and give credence to goofball theories for fun?
- Damorian 6y agoThe premise of this comment is absurd, and that meta-analysis is hilarious. "Testosterone level isn't closely linked to aggression, at least compared to being a man and a criminal." This is a case of common sense, and thousands of years of experience in the effects of castration on humans and animals, being more valuable than modern "science".
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- jxramos 6y agoI thought I remember hearing one of the side effects of taking roids (steroids) is that the abuser loses self control more frequently and has tantrums and aggressive behavior and the like. Is that true?
- Damorian 6y agoAt least according to several studies (though unsure if they're included in the above meta-analysis), the government's drug abuse pages, countless anecdotes, and the existence of the term "roid rage".
- XorNot 6y agoCastration is a lot more then just reducing testosterone levels.
- goldenManatee 6y agoYou could also spin this argument to say that testosterone aggression causes people to fail to cooperate and societies would soon fall into chaos as everyone is out for themselves. These pseudo/pop scienciness is poor logic and unprofessional.
- dlkinney 6y ago> societies would soon fall into chaos as everyone is out for themselves. I'm not sure how this accurate description of the entire history of human society is supposed to refute their hypothesis?