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Re:Single-dose testosterone administration increases prefere... by ivoras on Friday July 06, 2018 @03:50AM (#17469727)
> The greatest leap as a species we can take is if we can make it a social imperative to act against those urges

As likely most geeks and office warriors can vouch for, fighting your endocrine system leads to depression, anxiety and "finding yourself" problems.

Rather than fighting nature, which is a losing battle from the concept itself, I think the ideal is to find a balance with it, this means (however Jungian it sounds) accepting both our darker and lighter sides, both intellectual and physical.

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Re:Single-dose testosterone administration increases prefere... by eeZah7Ux on Friday July 06, 2018 @05:03AM (#17469969)
> fighting your endocrine system leads to depression

citation needed

> Rather than fighting nature

What? Humans have a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefrontal_cortex for impulse control.

"This brain region has been implicated in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior."

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