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Preferences Are Like Job Choices
- Women prioritize a partner's overall 'compensation package' (looks, income, lifestyle) over kindness, intelligence, and loyalty.
- Choosing high-status partners isn't choosing assholes, it's choosing higher-value packages on women's own priorities.
Job-Boss Thought Experiment
- The host uses a job-boss thought experiment comparing a caring boss versus a high-paying indifferent boss.
- Most people choose the high pay and benefits despite the boss being an asshole, illustrating mate-choice tradeoffs.
Why Nice Guys Emphasize Moral Traits
- Men who lack competitive 'package' attributes focus on traits they can win, like kindness, intelligence, and loyalty.
- This selective highlighting explains why 'nice guys' appear to finish last even when those traits are valued less overall.