Benjamin Cain
1 min readOct 4, 2023

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I think it's clear there was a foundational division of labour between hunters and gatherers which called for different skillsets. Women ran the shelters because they had to raise infants, while men defended the territory from predators and foreign tribes. Hunting brought on a kind of pitiless pragmatism and legalistic, logical mindset, whereas nurturing babies brought on empathy and emotional transparency in the caregivers.

Cultures can modify that evolved division of labour, so the categories of femininity and masculinity aren't fixed in stone. But the overall pattern is clear to me. Men can negotiate and solve problems too, but they generally do so in masculine ways, and toxic masculinity differs from toxic femininity.

All of which is consistent with the much greater presence of women in the Democratic Party over the last several decades.

I say more about this here:

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/woke-lameness-and-toxic-femininity-a38f7e3cb3f3?source=friends_link&sk=be4703623bcd2fdf17441070d18b8f32

https://medium.com/discourse/why-democrats-are-inept-at-politics-b0bbe6648fb9?sk=155f6641cd7ddc511c52328ec4ce76f7

https://medium.com/@benjamincain8/femininity-and-masculinity-in-american-politics-24e774288043?source=friends_link&sk=21e247efcbc74bbd7f2d8250fe644eaf

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Benjamin Cain
Benjamin Cain

Written by Benjamin Cain

Ph.D. in philosophy / Knowledge condemns. Art redeems. / https://benjamincain.substack.com / https://ko-fi.com/benjamincain / benjamincain8@gmailDOTcom

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