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Re:The 5% Rule by someweirdperson on Saturday December 31, 2022 @02:06PM (#34199602)
Depends on how much those 5% procreate compared to others.
Re:The 5% Rule by NateEag on Saturday December 31, 2022 @02:46PM (#34199987)
Should be quite a lot, evolutionarily speaking.

Being a horrible manipulative jerk seems like a great reproduction strategy to me.

On average women will see through you and won't give you the time of day. Some will fall for your terrible abusive manipulation, though.

They get impregnated and you move on. Your victims will on average have the usual mothering instincts and will do their best to help their kid make it. Eventually, that should result in you generating many offspring.

I hope this strategy isn't conscious on anyone's part, but it sounds like one evolution would reward.

I hope someone can show me a fatal flaw in my reasoning.

Re:The 5% Rule by tck42 on Saturday December 31, 2022 @03:15PM (#34200295)
This assumes that it is a heritable trait. My anecdotal experience leads me to doubt that.