[ExI] who is smarter?

[William Flynn Wallace]

That makes perfect sense, but why would men marry beneath them?  Can't
stand intellectual equality?  Choosing on looks primarily?   bill w

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 10:38 AM Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
> Quoting William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>:
>
> > Regarding various intellectual and other skills needed by society, who is
> > likely to choose a mate above them in these skills, and who is more
> likely
> > to choose a mate below them?
> >
> > Women tend to marry above - men below.
> >
> > Who is smarter?
>
> Although the issue is complicated by various cultural considerations
> such as child-support, media, etc, the basic biology is that both
> women and men are making the best choice available to them based on
> what resources they are staking on a mate. Ultimately, the man has a
> single ejaculation at stake and those are pretty easy to  come by for
> a man. For a woman, the stakes are, at a minimum, a nine month
> gestation period where she will be less able to outrun predators. Men
> use a shotgun approach to mating while women are snipers that
> carefully line up their shots. If you were spending a hundred dollars
> on lunch, you would be more inclined to order the filet mignon and
> lobster than the grilled cheese sandwich that you would have settled
> for it lunch was only a buck.
>
> Stuart LaForge
>
>
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