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I had no idea that the dominant view today was that women are better than men. It is my view and I haven't dissected all the reasons why I think that, but a lot

I had no idea that the dominant view today was that women are better than men. It is my view and I haven't dissected all the reasons why I think that, but a lot of it comes from seeing so many men at the bottom. Biology wasn't kind to a huge percentage of men. I do find it true that men seem to try harder to be different, to entertain, to exceed and to impress. The top is dominated by cocky people and there aren't a lot of cocky women. Now is that biology or society? I have no idea. Is there a society on the planet where women have to impress men to get any attention? Do lesbians rise higher than straight women because they have to impress other women to stand out?

Produce 15y ago
Perhaps it's simple economics at work, with a physical foundation - men make many low risk investments whereas women make a handful of extremely high risk ones (bearing a child is physically very costly). Thus, men will be more inclined to approach and, therefore, lower their market value by increasing supply, while women will be more inclined to shoot down offers, since they are in great demand. I think that the society you're talking about would either have to be one where men have mutated into childbearing creatures or one where women have mutated to have very short and early pregnancies. An alternative might be a society where men take the brunt of the work of raising kids, though this is unlikely because women are more socially inclined due to their neurochemistry and, therefore, better at providing the emotional support a child needs, not to mention that they need to breast feed and physically recover after delivery which makes them less able to actively find food and shelter.
ebaysucks 15y ago
You will find more men at the bottom and more men at the top - an outcome that is explained well in the essay. I believe men are better at creating civilization and seeing more men who failed fits exactly in that worldview.

Produce 15y ago

Perhaps it's simple economics at work, with a physical foundation - men make many low risk investments whereas women make a handful of extremely high risk ones (bearing a child is physically very costly). Thus, men will be more inclined to approach and, therefore, lower their market value by increasing supply, while women will be more inclined to shoot down offers, since they are in great demand. I think that the society you're talking about would either have to be one where men have mutated into childbearing creatures or one where women have mutated to have very short and early pregnancies. An alternative might be a society where men take the brunt of the work of raising kids, though this is unlikely because women are more socially inclined due to their neurochemistry and, therefore, better at providing the emotional support a child needs, not to mention that they need to breast feed and physically recover after delivery which makes them less able to actively find food and shelter.

ebaysucks 15y ago

You will find more men at the bottom and more men at the top - an outcome that is explained well in the essay. I believe men are better at creating civilization and seeing more men who failed fits exactly in that worldview.