Quote: (02-23-2013 02:06 PM)xsplat Wrote:
Quote: (02-23-2013 01:57 PM)DarkTriad Wrote:
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The title alpha/beta is unimportant, you're getting caught up in a straw-man argument about what you think I said instead of trying to think through what I am actually saying. Nitpicking does not undermine my point.
Scoring girls can be done through various approaches, not least the amount of time you dedicate to that endeavor. The top dogs will always attract, but for 90 percent of men they have to work for it,a and that means going out, meeting people, approaching and what have you. Further, if you're spending time trying to get new girls, you're NOT spending your time raising and providing for the next generation. This is not a hard concept to understand.
It stands to reason, therefore that if more men spend more time gaming, they spend less time fathering. Does this have negative consequences?
I think it does. You can disagree, but there is a plethora of evidence fatherless homes are handicapped in more ways than one (vs. a home with two parents).
By undermining the institution of marriage, you encourage men to spend more time gaming, and less time settling for one woman. By de-stigmatizing other living arrangements than monogamy, you ensure that the men at the top accrue a larger share of women to the detriment of men at the lower end of the scale, which is EXACTLY what we're seeing in several Western countries - men at the bottom becoming increasingly marginalized. Fifty years ago, there was a role for almost all men, and the labor participation rate was almost 100%. I don't know the exact figure for the US today, but in most Western countries that share has plummeted.
I'm not disagree with you that charismatic men who can swoop easily can be good for society.
I'm talking about a liberal agenda that includes undermining marriage that is bad for society. That's my point.