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As someone who majored in cultural anthropology, i find this book a watershed movement in explaining why we are the way we are. I always find myself distracted while skimming through. This well-researched book is also an easy read that will dispel man... Read More
Cons
One of the seminal studies could not be replicated and had to be retracted. That is uncontroversial, and fairly trivial. His fundamental discussion is pointless within the context of the research he represents himself as having done.
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Even those who vehemently disagree with the conclusions could walk away with a lot of new knowledge and information, given the ... Read More
Well written, packed with interesting new information, with the explanatory power and impact beyond any book written since char... Read More
Not wanting marriage, they are free to be lesbians, simple man haters, or pursue hypergamous flings with the most attractive men.
On the other hand, weird also means just that: weird, odd, out of sync (in this case) with the vast majority of the world, not ... Read More
Competitiveness
”paradoxically, the ability to get along smoothly with men within our own societies made us more formidable warriors when socie... Read More
The individual cities under the magdeburg charters competed for experts in ironwork, weaving, pottery, weaponry, jewelry and ot... Read More
The fact that most had mates led to less sexual competition among men.
Cities competed in offering favorable terms to attract tradesmen.
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weird, many, western, cultural and most. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,162 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 15 2023.
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It is hard to read the book and unsee the patterns and mechanisms described in it
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It is like a box of chocolates as another reviewer said
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According to henrich its due to a complex set of culture norms summed up by 34weirdness34 an acronym for western educated rich industrialized and democratic
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Next time you hear the term “weird “ you’ll have a better idea on what people are saying
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It’s still a bit confusing to me whether it is the psychology or the culture that plays the rule of western world rocket rising during the second millennium
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It wasn’t the easiest read although the author persistently adopts as conversational tone as one can when building an argument on data and graphs
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I once thought that my 200 patents were the result of my good fortune of having been born into an enormous marketplace secured with the rule of law
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But what it ignored entirely because of my ignorance was 1 how those institutions came to be and 2 how the cultural evolution that spawned those institutions likewise shaped my own psychology and produced 34inventors
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