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Dude, have you read the article? Where did the article mention the sex of people who are stupid? Please point it out.

nazgulnarsil 18y ago
did you read the article? it specifically mentions doing something dumb so that women will mate with you. sexual selection is a major theme throughout.
- batasrki 18y ago
  Um, no. It says that doing something that you perceive is stupid, yet is an aspect of societal conformance, will hurt your chances at reproducing. It did not say no one will ever mate with you, but that your chances will lessen. And it's actually quite obvious. The article also states that using "smartness" will actually psyche you out of mating, i.e. you will overthink it. Again, common sense. A lot of actions are gut actions that you and any other human does without thinking. Stopping and pondering as to why you want to do what your gut tells you to may get you killed. It's been proven through evolution. But, I guess, everyone sees the world through their own lens.
  - nazgulnarsil 18y ago
    your statement does not parse. did you mean not doing something you perceive as stupid? doing something that lessens your mating chances has enormous repercussions on the time scales involved with selection.
    - batasrki 18y ago
      Sorry, yes, I meant NOT doing something that you perceive is stupid, yet is an aspect of societal conformance, will hurt your chances.
- gambling8nt 18y ago
  Sexual selection yes, and--presumably by some of the very bonding instincts the author is railing against--the author always referred to selection in the same direction. However, the sort of selective methods the author is angry about occur in both mating directions in practice.
  - nazgulnarsil 18y ago
    male pressures and female pressures are not the same. women and men put different amounts of energy and carry different risks into childbearing, thus their mating strategies are different. Since men can mate with little risk they are inherently less choosy about mating partners. In all species the onus of sexual selection is on females (unless a shortage of males occurs, which is always temporary because it introduces pressure for male offspring).

did you read the article? it specifically mentions doing something dumb so that women will mate with you. sexual selection is a major theme throughout.

batasrki 18y ago
Um, no. It says that doing something that you perceive is stupid, yet is an aspect of societal conformance, will hurt your chances at reproducing. It did not say no one will ever mate with you, but that your chances will lessen. And it's actually quite obvious. The article also states that using "smartness" will actually psyche you out of mating, i.e. you will overthink it. Again, common sense. A lot of actions are gut actions that you and any other human does without thinking. Stopping and pondering as to why you want to do what your gut tells you to may get you killed. It's been proven through evolution. But, I guess, everyone sees the world through their own lens.
- nazgulnarsil 18y ago
  your statement does not parse. did you mean not doing something you perceive as stupid? doing something that lessens your mating chances has enormous repercussions on the time scales involved with selection.
  - batasrki 18y ago
    Sorry, yes, I meant NOT doing something that you perceive is stupid, yet is an aspect of societal conformance, will hurt your chances.
gambling8nt 18y ago
Sexual selection yes, and--presumably by some of the very bonding instincts the author is railing against--the author always referred to selection in the same direction. However, the sort of selective methods the author is angry about occur in both mating directions in practice.
- nazgulnarsil 18y ago
  male pressures and female pressures are not the same. women and men put different amounts of energy and carry different risks into childbearing, thus their mating strategies are different. Since men can mate with little risk they are inherently less choosy about mating partners. In all species the onus of sexual selection is on females (unless a shortage of males occurs, which is always temporary because it introduces pressure for male offspring).