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Re:All the Single Ladies – Men floundering, women most affected by PoignardAzur on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @07:27PM (#36319106)
Deveraux's blog makes a good argument that this meme is ahistorical: https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-...

Tldr: we glorify the men of harsh societies shaped by scarcity, but soft liberal societies actually outcompete them militarily and economically.

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Re:All the Single Ladies – Men floundering, women most affected by akomtu on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:12PM (#36320001)
"Strong" in the golden age has nothing to do with physical strength. It's about moral strength, when one does the right thing even under grave pressure. The harsh strength comes into play in the iron age when might is the right.
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