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Small-Scale Question Sunday for March 2, 2025

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One thing that make male hierarchies different than female ones is instability when exposed to the other sex.

Let's say there is a group of boys. One boy is the leader. He's best at sports, and he has natural charisma. When the boys meet the other sex, the girls will be attracted to the male leader. The hierarchy is stable.

Now let's take a group of girls. One girl is the leader. She's charismatic and smart. But when the girls meet a group of boys, the boys all ignore her and pay attention to the dumb blonde instead. The hierarchy is unstable.

This is obviously an oversimplification, but women generally respect male hierarchies more than the opposite.