The probability to get laid is a function of sex ratio

The probability to get laid is a function of sex ratio(darwinsprinciples.com)

16 points by 20100thibault 11 years ago

debacle 11 years ago |

One of the things I really dislike about modern sexuality studies is that they never take into account the fact that humans are primates. At least, none of the trendy ones do. They also tend to focus on a microcosm of sexuality.

This one is quite a bit worse, as the baity math lingo in the title has nothing to do with the actual content of the article.

r3twgw5r4grt 11 years ago |

Not really.

Females are highly selective. So top 20% males will get laid multiple times, while 80% will not.

edkennedy 11 years ago | |

Anecdotal evidence or do you have a link to this claim?

golemotron 11 years ago | | |

It's actually proven out long term in the genome. Only about 40% of all men who've ever lived had children. 80% of women have. Women have higher selectivity toward partners.

Wilder, J. A., Mobasher, Z., & Hammer, M. F. (2004). "Genetic evidence for unequal effective population sizes of human females and males". Molecular Biology and Evolution, 21, 2047-2057.

GFK_of_xmaspast 11 years ago | | |

Just one of the usual MRA talking points.

r3twgw5r4grt 11 years ago | | |

Depends if species is monogamous, basic ethology stuff.