this is beautiful - https://bloodyshovel.wordpress.com/2015/06/03/the-purpose-of-absurdity/ … on compression, social cognition, signaling, and the usefulness of outlandish belief
@Billare @asilentsky notes that women in power appear to act similarly to eunuchs in Chinese history, so progeny-having prob. not all
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@sarahdoingthing @asilentsky Interesting, so these women weren't acting in the interests of sons, nephews, [uncles, which eubuchs might do]? -
@Billare they grab power and do cruel horrible things but whether in interests of their children it's hard to say - 17 more replies
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