sonicallysensitive wrote:
androbot01 wrote:
I think "neurotypicals" became dominant because of their focus on collectivization.
Or because:
1) There's more of them
2) They are better at talking to others/the opposite sex
3) #2 = greater chance of procreation
I think we autistics need to start being more honest with ourselves. We're crap at communicating, and most wouldn't know what to do with the opposite sex even if given a bloody manual.
The organization of society has an effect on peoples lives beyond the abilities of individuals themselves.
Having more people in a group does not necessarily make it socially dominate. There are more poor people than billionaires in the world, yet the billionaires usually have more power.
The skills and practices involved in communication are in part effected by and vary based on the details of a culture. Communication is not the only relevant factor in attracting mates, and among those factors are ones which vary depending on the structure of society. The relevance of certain conversational abilities in attracting mates can vary heavily based on other factors. If you lived in a society with arranged marriage, one's ability to communicate with the opposite sex would be largely irrelevant, whereas the ability to attract family status would be more important. The point being, is that the ability of us to find partners is not entirely dependent on our own abilities.
But furthermore, the amount of reproduction that a group has does not necessarily equate to the amount of power in society. For instance, in apartheid South Africa, black Africans had most of the population and reproduction, yet the society was dominated by white Africans.
13 Feb 2017, 10:40 am
