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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That’s an interesting study. It makes sense that dominance-seeking behavior follows a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ strategy across species. The connection between status, objectification, and primate behavior is fascinating Morse Code Translator—wonder if similar patterns appear in different cultural contexts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just remember that evolutionary biology is largely considered quack science, often by evolutionary biologists themselves (at least in terms of how ev-bio is used to write papers and books about how horny men and women act in bars, and why your Tinder profile isn't working and what it "means" when she texts you a certain way.)