Human evolution

The opportunity theory of depression

Depression evolved as a way to reduce risk in environments lacking good opportunities

Nov 28 •

Human procreation is fuelled by the spirit of war

Group selection weakened nepotism. Thereby it weakened the instinct to raise a family for the sake of it.

Oct 10 •

The survival skills of Helena Valero

Anthropology has been bad at capturing the living conditions of women. A kidnapped woman who returned to civilization was the exception.

Sep 30 •

Basic human social structure

Civilization will evolve infinitely. But it started somewhere.

Jun 22 •

Making sense of honor culture

What happens in societies where men take little pride in controlling their own sexuality? Quite interesting things, actually.

Jun 10 •

Social engineering: Why a technical mindset is a prosocial mindset

Humans have evolved to sometimes work and sometimes make war. That division has been imprinted in our social psychology.

May 14 •

Society has defeated the family

All societies exist in a tense relationship with families. Current high-tech society is the first to win that battle outright.

Apr 9 •

Feminism is just an ape alliance

Since the beginning of history, alliances between men have built on more than maleness. Women need to follow that example and build alliances on more…

Jan 29 •

Building Utopia: Endurable version

Designing a society that is pleasant today is not enough. It has to be pleasant to our descendants too

Jan 23 •

Behind the fertility crisis, there is an army of worried mothers

Human females did not necessarily evolve to want many children. They evolved to worry about the children they have.

Jan 16 •

Both sexes have to be oppressed

Kind of a book review of Warriors and Worriers by Joyce Benenson

Jan 8 •

Capitalism put an end to systematic warfare

There are still wars. But war is no longer the only way for producers to compete with each other.

Dec 11, 2023 •

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