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And horses, most zebra species, elephants and elephant seals (by crushing the newborn. You have to see those 4tonne blubberfucks run at a female who just gave birth. It is glorious), rats, mice and many other rodents.

Some bears. Black or grizzly bear if I remember right, kills 14 cubs a year on average. They then stalk the female till she ovulates, mate and move on to the next target.

Primates in general. Mandril alpha's sometimes kill their own out of aggitation. Chimps cannibalize orphans if the mother dies/gets killed. Sometimes female chimps are killed for being too assertive, or struggling back too much when males force mating.

Cats and tigers kill their own because they can't discern nor care about decerning whose cubs they are.

Kangoroo's don't kill joeys per se, but they choke the female to death sometimes. Really just because they are as horny as they are aggressive. Females are always pregnant. When their pouch is already occupied, the embryo goes into diapause. Slowing down its development. A queue for the pouch if you will.

It's only useful to the male. But energywise, it is detrimental for the female and the species as a whole.

In other words. Men are fucking awesome. We are much more like birds in our reproductove strategies. We form a partnership, and work together. Men and women developed ways to cooperate together. That's awesome. It's just that the chances of unwanted behaviours, come from "old habits die hard."

Economists are the least moral people from any field. My economist friend agrees. They see money as a number, not as a resource people need to survive.

An economist may agree with the statement: "A starving honebee requires more honey to recover than it will produce in its life. Therefore saving it is a waste."

What the statement lacks, is context. Why is the bee starving to begin with? They eat nectar from flowers. So there aren't enough around. Humans are good at mowing their lawns and placing tiles in their gardens instad of anything useful. Another part is, where is their honey? The bee's life saving they use to survive winter? Who took it? The humans. And who has the audacity to define the life of a single bee by it's ability to produce honey? The human.

Now swap worker bee with working class, human with the rich, and honey with money.

"Oh these people require medical aid? As if their labour is worth the investment in ther health!"

Remember, any person providing a service to society, is a valuable person. Be it store cleric or garbage man.

Ugh. I hate that foam stuff. Someone left it outside of the garbage comtainers. Not whole, but in broken pieces. The wind dispersed it further. We saw an abandoned shopping cart and used it to collect the pieces and throw it in with the plastic. Better there than in the park. It was awful.

Bosch ftw

The ability to not spend energy on reproduction and force mating with those who can. That's why males are stronger, often larger and generally more aggressive and more domineering. It's also why men are percieved as more intelligient and competent. Relative bodysize is what triggers the increased respect. After all, you shouldn't piss off the largest, more aggressive male.

It's the male meta. It's more based on individual success rather than a benefit for a species. When a male is too "successful" it becomes beneficial for there to be a high turn-over rate. All to avoid too many siblings and subsequent incest.

Humans basically said F this. Women(or some female homonid) started killing their own offspring to avoid caring 15 years for a child they did not want to invest in. Embryonic wasting (menstruation) furthered this process. It's why in most primates, the males commit the most infanticides. Humans are an exception. Infanticide is almost exclusively done by women. Usually postpartum related issues.

Monogamy became a thing as a result. Which subsequently decreased both male-male competition and female-female competition.

We invested in expensive brains at the cost of women's lives. Which resulted in men also developing paternal instinct as well as the ability to give a damn and bond with something. Something that is far too rare in nature. Men who gave a damn about their offspring, took care of them. It became more a team effort. An interesting example is prolactin expression when exposed to their newborn, causing adaptations in the brain seen in pregnant women too. Another example is increased sensitivity to oxytocin. Allowing men to bond with their partner, people and pets! Males express less oxytocin in the brain, but human men simply adapted their sensitivity to it.

Agreed. A friend of mine is a veteran, and did something that he regrets every day of his life. Guilt's been eating the guy. He told some people, and they cut off contact with him. Which he understands and agrees with. He told me too, and yet I can't blame him for doing something objectively wrong.

Adding to this. HMI's change across time and what feels logical/intuitive/common sense to one demographic, might not to another.

I agree, but I also fear religious people. Religion has time and time again interfered with people's autonomy.

It still does to this day. Women in Oman, for example need a man (even if it is their son) to approve of her surgery. A woman needed surgery, but had no male relatives closeby to approve it for her. It was an emergency. Thankfully it was approved, but required a lawyer.

Christianity isn't any better where I live.

Religion is fine on a personal level, but dangerous for everyone on a larger scale.

That is very not cute

Yeah! Science!

What does that mean

Tbh. Being named a hero would be dope.