Re:The game theory of seduction and marriage with Jane Austen
by hilux on Saturday February 17, 2024 @03:45PM
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[I'm a guy.] Super interesting comment, particularly your insight that these "Chads" are removing women from the dating market for other guys.
This assumes that the women are naively monogamous, which may be true for some women. I know it's not true for all women in the Bay Area.
Is the overall situation "sad"? It is what it is. If, as you point out, men succeed based on their dating skills, rather than (only) the value of their RSUs, I think that's fair.
As for the women, I've always liked the idea of revealed preference, i.e. learn what people want by observing their choices, rather than by what they say they want.
This assumes that the women are naively monogamous, which may be true for some women. I know it's not true for all women in the Bay Area.
Is the overall situation "sad"? It is what it is. If, as you point out, men succeed based on their dating skills, rather than (only) the value of their RSUs, I think that's fair.
As for the women, I've always liked the idea of revealed preference, i.e. learn what people want by observing their choices, rather than by what they say they want.