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by nappadbz 3026 days ago
> What about survival of the fittest? If "feminine" traits are of any advantage then some company would successfully evolve to benefit from it. That didn't happen.

Implying that success is not in part due to luck and that they are we at evolutionary ends? We still evolve. Also survival of the fittest is hilarious considering the oligarchy and how difficult it is to get into certain spaces without starting capital. Starting capital that is harder (on average) for women to come by. Also, women gaining leadership roles and being respected in the workplace is still a relatively young movement. Males have been dominant for thousands of years -- let's give women a few more decades before evaluating their impact?

In addition, citing Peterson without mentioning the context that he is a classical liberal who relies on pseudo-science and has a target audience of (white) males is disingenuous. He has monetary incentive to push a narrative that the world of male-dominated wealth as being ideal. Let us not forget that he uses lobsters as proof of hierarchical societies being inevitable and does not understand biology. Finally, he also believes that women should not wear makeup in the workplace (a feminine trait by his understanding -- increasing female sexuality) and still be able to complain about sexual harassment. That is, Jordan B. Peterson actively believes that feminine traits should be discouraged.