[CPLX]

You are presenting a theory that those primitive tribal living environments did not have the same social interactions and dynamics that we have in the present day. But you’re not presenting any evidence so support that assertion.

It’s entirely reasonable to assume people then had the same existential dread and fear of social exclusion we had today plus festering wounds, lack of hygiene, and poor dental care.

[zozbot234]

Come on, the whole point of tribal living as a social structure is that it has way more tightly-knit social interaction than a modern day, Western, late-stage-capitalistic, 'Bowling-Alone' society. OP's theory is entirely plausible, even though the sort of existential dread he posits has little to do w/ gender relations per se.

[jimmaswell]

The gender relations point is any random woman is much much much less likely to have loneliness and finding dates as a problem so it doesn't come up in this scenario as much.