Hey women

[dawg]

229. The true psychology of human evolution is toward equality of the sexes.

Of the three species, chimps have changed the least, and are therefore the most similar to our common ancestors. Chimps have great dimorphism between the sexes. Presumably, we started out that way as well. But we evolved towards equality. Men are still, on average, larger and stronger than women. But there is now a significant degree of overlap. There are plenty of women who could kick my ass. (I know Skittles has threatened to do so on numerous occasions; I do not doubt her capabilities in this regard.)

In return for giving up male-dominance, we acquired amazing communication skills, co-operative pair bonds that increased our effectiveness exponentially, and an effective doubling of our potential as a species. Need more hunters? Need more warriors? Our women can do those things when needed. Need more gatherers? Need more nurturers? Our men can do those things as well.

That's why chimps are still stuck in a narrow band of African rain forest, and we have spread across the globe.

The notion that I'm supposed to be a dominant alpha-male, constantly trying to spread my "seed" to as many females as possible, is an ignorant concept that ignores 6 million years of evolution away from that paradigm.

Sure, there are some men who still act that way. There are also still some women who want to mate exclusively with big, bad, rich men for protection. But they aren't reflecting human nature. They are evolutionary throwbacks who are reflecting "chimp" nature.