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  • That’s definitely one of the problems with this graphic. Those are a part of “gender roles”, stereotypical expectations of masculinity/femininity. Your impulse to consider them independent is correct, but you may encounter bigots with old fashioned ideas about what’s appropriate for someone to get up to based on their gender.





  • Sounds legit. The monster was probably expecting you to run, and ready to punish it like an elden ring boss punishes dodging backwards.

    But in all seriousness, like any theory out of evolutionary psychology it’s of very questionable utility insofar as it is unfalsifiable. I just find it fun to think about and mentally give my brain a “you tried” sticker after a weird dream.


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    23 hours ago

    There’s a theory that dreams serve as a sort of simulation mechanism for our brain to think through how to respond to various potential situations. It argues that is why natural disaster nightmares are so prevalent, and why our dreams are so weird (monkey brain does not understand modern society).

    Anyways, good for them, I’m glad their brain figured out what to do about hypothetical McWeird.