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Firm_Bit t1_iwcoeec wrote

A really interesting area of psych is the difference between what boys need to develop well vs what girls need.

For instance, boys need a "gang" and they need to go on "adventures" together. This is probably because they're meant to be learning to hunt/fight together. Girls seem to require wider social acceptance for psychological safety. What we call "doting on them".

Broad brush so not everyone follows these norms, but I think it is important to acknowledge that there are some norms.

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Firm_Bit t1_iwcp0o9 wrote

And it's interesting cuz a lot of other phenomenon seem to arise from these ideas.

For instance, there's a more readily accepted premise that men are only accepted if they're "useful". TONS of men feel this way. This is the next phase of what I mentioned above. Men (as a sub-group) begin to filter potential comrades/community members based on whether they could be adventure/hunt/fighting partners. Of course the "hunt" is not an actual hunt but a business, sports team, etc.

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