4 ms·
Interesting to see that the whole "Why men die younger?" debate should just be "Why males die younger?" instead. Does the testosterone turn us into reckless id
by sonicggg 5y ago
Interesting to see that the whole "Why men die younger?" debate should just be "Why males die younger?" instead. Does the testosterone turn us into reckless idiots?
- ungamedplayer 5y agoNo. Testosterone makes us take risks for breeding opportunity. This chemical value proposition is still in place today and visible in most places where humans gather. It's one of those things that we don't want to talk about but has been and will be true for the immediate future till some other trait better for the species becomes more attractive. Until that time we are stuck with t and risk taking.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoThe modern attitude that risk taking is by default bad or at least of questionable value is not that old and will probably die out before risk taking behavior does. The latter is common across species and millions of years. The former is a new development and may just be a blip.
- ungamedplayer 5y agoI also believe that risk taking is a valuable behavioural trait. I do think that we (humans) will one day come to accept the biological reality of behaviour and physical traits and not mask them under social delusions.
- The_rationalist 5y ago