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Is Masculinity a Social Construct?

February 26, 2018 Dom 9 Comments

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Homo sapiens is a sexually reproducing species. To reproduce, two members of each sex—one male, one female—must come together and fuck. The biological drive that makes a man and a woman come together is called sexual attraction. A female's attractive qualities are feminine, whereas a male's attractive qualities are masculine. What is feminine and masculine is objectively determined by how well it attracts members of the opposite sex (potential mates). Masculinity can therefore be defined as … [Read more...]

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Tribalism and Human Nature

January 18, 2018 Dom 21 Comments

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Human nature is the composite of human instincts. One such instinct is sex; another is tribalism. What is tribalism? How did it evolve? Individuality vs. community—are humans fundamentally selfish or fundamentally social? What is more important: social constructs or human nature? And what does all this mean for our political disagreements? Below you find the answers to these five questions. 1. The altruistic basis of tribalism Tribalism, the human tendency to be loyal to a tribe, opposes … [Read more...]

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Sex and Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson)

January 17, 2018 Dom 16 Comments

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Human nature is the composite of human instincts. One such instinct is sexual behavior. This article summarizes the sociobiological facts about human sexual behavior discussed in Edward O. Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning book On Human Nature. Why did sex evolve? How does human nature shape male and female behavior? What do women want? Why are men aggressive? What does all this mean for feminism? Is homosexuality natural? Below you find the answers to these six questions. 1. Why did sex … [Read more...]

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What Can Hunter-Gatherers Teach Us about Equality?

December 27, 2017 Dom 10 Comments

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Tribal vs. Modern Egalitarianism We often hear that our primal human nature is 'egalitarian' because our foraging ancestors, who lived in bands of hunter-gatherers tens of thousands of years ago, treated each other largely as equals: Social equality. Hunter-gatherers did not have hierarchical social structures. Their decision making was consensual. There was not one 'Alpha' to rule them all—"I'm your leader, follow me!" Rather, there were experienced men who took the initiative whenever … [Read more...]

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Why Ethnicity Matters: An Ethical Case for Ethnostates

November 22, 2017 Dom 26 Comments

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One often hears the argument that only a single worldwide civilization, with a total mixture of all races, would resolve the tensions and conflicts between groups. That does not appear to me necessary or desirable. If one could teach man to be tolerant, i.e., to be ready to understand and accept other lifestyles both within civilizations and between various peoples, then ethnocentrism will find itself defused without it being necessary for groups to surrender their cultural uniqueness nor pride … [Read more...]

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Dom is a European man keenly devoted to the gods of sylvan wisdom. He is also a cognitive scientist and philosopher by training, a data scientist by trade, and a strength athlete and martial artist at heart. [Read more…]

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Key Definitions

1. A man’s True Will is what he would want to do if he had perfect knowledge of himself.

2. Mindcoolness is, positively, gratitude for one’s own and other people’s will; negatively, absence of rumination and worry.

3. Freedom is the degree to which a man does what he truly wants with a cool mind.

4. Rationality is the most effective way for a man to grow free and do his True Will.

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