Hypergamy: Much More Than You Wanted to Know

Re:Hypergamy: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by sanitycheck on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @07:07AM (#36056355)

Minor nit: hundreds of thousands?! Maybe let's just take this back to the beginning of recorded history in 2600BC? And ancient Egypt was apparently OK for women (or at least not worse than for men), to pick a random example.

No disagreement with the rest though.

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Re:Hypergamy: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by PostOnce on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @07:21AM (#36056457)

I had typed an argument of that nature, but closed the tab because I didn't want to spend time arguing.

Now that you mention it, though, my problem is with the word subjugation, which isn't an accurate descriptor of what was happening 200,000 years ago when we were living in small bands in the woods, starving, being hunted by animals stronger than us.

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Re:Hypergamy: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by ethanbond on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @07:25AM (#36056493)

There is no reason (that I’m aware of) to think that prior to recorded history we were somehow more restrained with groups/individuals who were weaker than us or outsiders.

But hey, I suppose you never know.

Edited to be sure not to distract from the actual thrust of the argument :)

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