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More to the point, why don't men have breasts? The have the nipples and the underlying breast tissue, but the breasts just don't develop. If you think about it
by simonblack 5y ago
More to the point, why don't men have breasts? The have the nipples and the underlying breast tissue, but the breasts just don't develop.
If you think about it, why halve the available sources of milk for the next generation of humans when external food sources are low? That's a very poor human-survival policy.
- MrDresden 5y agoIn situations where a lactating woman is starving, her body reduces or stop altogether to produce milk. As a human surival strategy, it makes much more sense to have one human gather resources and bring them to the lactating human to feed the growing human. Two starving humans with the ability to lactate would still starve, and take the baby with them.
- andrewflnr 5y agoOr... they could take turns? Or both gather resources and lactate while carrying the kiddo? Complete division of labor is not necessarily the only way.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 5y agoI presumed breasts are considered an obstacle when hunting, as such men "lost" breasts
- simonblack 5y agoThat's why the Amazons of Greek mythology supposedly removed their right breasts: so they wouldn't interfere with their bows and arrows.