Yesterday I finished listening to the book Sex at Dawn, which argues that we are probably more miserable now as a species than we have been in the past, and that the rise of agriculture is the root cause of the violent and controlling characteristic of humans that expresses itself in contemporary gender roles, including incorrect and mentally confusing ideology about sex. The book is an upbeat, horrifying look at how we’ve put ourselves into some kind of death trap psychologically as our cultures have evolved around the shift from foraging nomadic lives to agrarian, City-state living. The authors don’t provide a lot of solutions, but I would say the argument is, don’t believe it when you hear that you’re lucky to be alive right now. If you feel miserable right now, there’s a good chance it has to do with having your evolved social proclivities being completely bent into painful poses by unrelenting and unnatural social constructions.
Progressive Passion vs Conservative Stoicism
Progressive Passion vs Conservative Stoicism
Progressive Passion vs Conservative Stoicism
Yesterday I finished listening to the book Sex at Dawn, which argues that we are probably more miserable now as a species than we have been in the past, and that the rise of agriculture is the root cause of the violent and controlling characteristic of humans that expresses itself in contemporary gender roles, including incorrect and mentally confusing ideology about sex. The book is an upbeat, horrifying look at how we’ve put ourselves into some kind of death trap psychologically as our cultures have evolved around the shift from foraging nomadic lives to agrarian, City-state living. The authors don’t provide a lot of solutions, but I would say the argument is, don’t believe it when you hear that you’re lucky to be alive right now. If you feel miserable right now, there’s a good chance it has to do with having your evolved social proclivities being completely bent into painful poses by unrelenting and unnatural social constructions.