Re:
by midoridensha on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @05:14AM
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The flaw I see here is that there have been many instances where humans have been "overpopulated", especially compared to US population density, and we don't see these kinds of behaviors to such extents. There's no place in the US that has the kind of population density that exists in many different cities in the world today, particularly in India, yet there's no trans movement there that I've ever heard about.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/mathematics/calhoun-roden...
Faced with population pressures, a lot of rats just gave up or altered their behavior.
> Among the aberrations in behavior were the following: expulsion of young before weaning was complete, wounding of young, increase in homosexual behavior, inability of dominant males to maintain the defense of their territory and females, aggressive behavior of females, passivity of non-dominant males with increased attacks on each other which were not defended against
> After day 600, the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction. During this period females ceased to reproduce. Their male counterparts withdrew completely, never engaging in courtship or fighting and only engaging in tasks that were essential to their health. They ate, drank, slept, and groomed themselves – all solitary pursuits. Sleek, healthy coats and an absence of scars characterized these males. They were dubbed "the beautiful ones". Breeding never resumed and behavior patterns were permanently changed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Calhoun
This was also just a social structure; those rats might not have been exposed to high levels endocrine disrupting plastics, lead, obesity, etc., that modern humans are. But that mouse behavior looks an awful lot like what we're seeing these days in online incel, or trans, communities, et al.