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Historically, women had to [[Bateman's principle|invest more]] into their offspring than men because pregnancy used to be very physically risky, and by virtue of having a womb, women had more natural responsibility over children. | Historically, women had to [[Bateman's principle|invest more]] into their offspring than men because pregnancy used to be very physically risky, and by virtue of having a womb, women had more natural responsibility over children. | ||
As a result, women evolved to be [[libido|choosy and coy]] and they specialized in childcare and extracting resources from men. | As a result, women evolved to be [[libido|choosy and coy]] and they specialized in childcare and extracting resources from men. | ||
The amount of resources men provide is quite extreme compared to most animals and unique among primates.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016748701630277X</ref> | The amount of resources men provide is quite extreme compared to most animals and unique among primates.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016748701630277X</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513810000279</ref> | ||
===The principle of least interest=== | ===The principle of least interest=== | ||