Here is a recording of my recent livestream.

Topics covered:

* The case of Luigi Mangione’s appeal to women online. He’s a good looking guy. Still, even if he had been less attractive, his violent act would likely still have garnered romantic interest, as the attraction to aggressive behavior may be rooted in deeper evolutionary impulses

* Explaining how promiscuity in primates, like chimpanzees, serves as a strategy to protect offspring from infanticide

* Clarifying that promiscuity is not a conscious choice but an evolutionary strategy that passes down beneficial traits

* Exploring Darwinian payoffs of behavior with the example of spiders weaving webs, showing that behaviors are driven by survival benefits even without conscious understanding or awareness

* 25% of female searches on Pornhub emphasize pain and humiliation of women, including terms like “rape” and “forced sex”

* The popularity of sexual coercion in romance literature and erotica such as Fifty Shades of Gray

* The surprising tendency for some female chimpanzees to willingly mate with the most aggressive males, possibly indicating a form of sexual arousal linked to aggression

* Observing that the reluctance to acknowledge women’s sexual agency may reflect a form of benevolent sexism, where women's desires are overlooked or misunderstood or intentionally downplayed

* Questioning the current culture where indulging base appetites is often validated, which may not be ideal for a functional society

* Discussing the idea of "evolutionary misfiring" and considering writing about extreme examples of male violence (Luigi Mangione) and female promiscuity (Lily Phillips), as they represent the tail ends of behaviors that cross over into the maladaptive

* Turning to a more practical concern: I ask viewers for advice on how much to tip building staff during the holidays, including a doorman, concierge, and other porters, with varying recommendations for the amount based on New York tipping culture

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Why (Some) Women Are Attracted to Violent Men - Livestream

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Why (Some) Women Are Attracted to Violent Men - Livestream