Re: Men's Hour Books

In article <liiuf254g4kgjpm585t3n5fne9csnmfvot@xxxxxxx>,
Wildepad <noreplies> wrote:

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 09:04:58 -0700, David Friedman
<ddfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Sex is certainly an important part of human psychology, but it isn't all
that status competition is about.

To my mind, it is. The very basis of status, imo, is to categorize the
pool of potential mates, and any increase in status means more chances
to pass along your genes.

We have not evolved into a form beyond animals, and the most basic
instincts are still in play even if their roots are sometimes obscured
by psychobabble.
--

Well, yeah, you can argue it all around to that point; but I think
that over-simplifies the very baroque variations and curlicues
that modern culture has thrown into the mix.

SMC
.

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