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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by jnwatson on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:23PM (#27040877)
Humans are social animals. The size of our brains, ability to use language, are all "nature's" solutions to social problems.

That women are deep down attracted to men of status is hard-wired, and the result of thousands of years of natural selection.

The nexus among status-seeking behavior, current economic realities, and the changing marketplace of dating, is the primary driver behind "incels".

In other words, nature is a significant factor in this problem.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by usbline on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:44PM (#27041248)
>status-seeking behavior

not nature

>current economic realities

not nature

>the changing marketplace of dating

again, not nature

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by jimmaswell on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:06PM (#27042250)
When a monkey vies for status in its group, it's nature, but when a human does the same thing, it's not?
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by usbline on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @02:35AM (#27046852)
Why do you insist on calling social behavior "nature"? Terrible troll.
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