The guy thing is easy to explain,actually. It's all about the way men are. They seem to come into this world hard-wired for competition; a throwback to the caveman days. The best and strongest get the female thus perpetuating their gene pool.
Hey, someone I can talk evolutionary psychology with! I sadly agree with you, here; I'd also include the fact that we seem to still be socializing our kids to think that boys are better, or masculine is the default (like how unisex clothes are really just boy clothes?).
Oh, I probably should have said at least something, but I'm awful in those kinds of situations. It's like not thinking of the perfect comeback till half an hour later.
Longhand is great for me because it forces me to plan what I'm going to write first; sometimes, if I just type, I tend to get started without the best idea of what I'm doing, and I end up having to spend more time later on redrafting and editing.
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Date: 2010-08-20 01:56 pm (UTC)Hey, someone I can talk evolutionary psychology with! I sadly agree with you, here; I'd also include the fact that we seem to still be socializing our kids to think that boys are better, or masculine is the default (like how unisex clothes are really just boy clothes?).
Oh, I probably should have said at least something, but I'm awful in those kinds of situations. It's like not thinking of the perfect comeback till half an hour later.
Longhand is great for me because it forces me to plan what I'm going to write first; sometimes, if I just type, I tend to get started without the best idea of what I'm doing, and I end up having to spend more time later on redrafting and editing.