Yes, M/F reproduction is different, but for any given trait, you will find overlapping distributions, usually with greater male variability. If you want to make (for example) a special forces squad, you will be able to find some women right at the edge of the distinction.
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Wrong wrt the actual physical differences between men and women; IIRC the average woman has about the same strength as the average 70+ year old man Even that is besides the point; a squad of women would rather be captured than fight b/c capture leads to reproductive success
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@CovfefeAnon "Desire to be captured in a fight" is also a trait with overlapping distributions, but where the female average is a lot higher than the male average.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JamesADamore means by "overlapping" is that the probability of finding a man with the same trait value as a given woman is not zero and vice-versa.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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So if you pick an elite squad of women who max out the relevant traits, they'll probably be pretty good and certainly above the male average.
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But if you make an entire army out of women (i.e. you can't be very selective), then yeah as a whole it will have female average or near-average traits and it will behave accordingly, i.e. it will suck at fighting and likely surrender.
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Elite picked women lose (badly) to under 15 year old boys in soccer and hockey. Not only are they physically outmatched, women simply aren't selected for the ability to cooperate in anything resembling a war band
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yes but those under 15 boys would thrash 99.9% of men at soccer! The elite sporting women are at the 99.9th percentile of the male ability distribution, which is pretty much what overlapping distributions says.
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No, I don't think that's accurate at all - u15 boys are at a huge disadvantage against men. You routinely hear stories about how elite college women's teams will scrimmage with pickup teams of guys from the same college (and get thrashed) in various sports.
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U-15 men's national soccer teams would win 20-0 or better against the fat 40-year old men from the pub. The average man is unfit and unskilled.
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When you hold training, relative talent for the sport and team work close to a constant you get a good comparison of physical abilities between men and women. When you throw away the commonalities to compare the u15s to out of shape men you're making a bad comparison. 1/2
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @RokoMijicUK and
The point of the comparison is to get a measurement of the physical differences in capacity which only works when both sides are trained. In events with measurable outcomes like track elite women lose to HS boys. 2/2
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I think there are some traits where the distributions don't overlap, such as bone density and grip strength. Even a fat 40 y/o man from the pub probably has better grip than an elite female athlete.
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