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7. The Origin of Social Hierarchy and Male Dominance: why David Graeber and Jordan Peterson are Wrong

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Patra Locality - The Negative Consequence for Women

Bantoo horto turalists like the lese engaged in a lot of warfare over their land and crops. And if you have to fend off a lot of attacks, it makes sense to have many related males who grow up together - they will make a better snap fighting force than unrelated men who don't know each other well. The positive consequence of patro locality is better defence, which benefits everyone,. But it also comes with a big, unintended negative consequence for women. Male domination.

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