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#580 - Dr Tania Reynolds - What Use Are Female Friendships?
Modern Wisdom
Why Women Don't Engage in Physical Aggression
Same-sex friendships for women are kind of troopers within this reputational army almost gossip is kind of the the bullets that get fired or it's the the weapon of choice. Data suggests that gossip is useful because it lowers people's social appeal and so if we were competing for mates and someone spread a rumor that you know I've already cheated on my last partner or you know I'm undesirable maybe I'm mean. If that changes a potential mates decision that could be the difference between my pairing with someone who could provide for my children and someone who can't you know. So it's really consequential and if people are affected by social information then that's going to affect them in some way.
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