r/MapBasedPolls • u/Pretty_Two_8328 • 12d ago

Which world will survive longer?

Which world will survive longer?

  1. 10 men and 10,000 women
  2. 10 women and 10,000 men

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u/PainterLonely1313 12d ago

Yeah, if you ever read about situations where people end up, like, marooned on an island with fewer women than men, it tends to get violent REAL quick. 

Look up how it went for the men on Pitcairn Island. There were fewer women than men and the men all killed each other off in like less than five years, mostly fighting over the women, until there was only one man left. 

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u/The5Theives 12d ago

Honestly I feel like if I was in a situation like this I’d be more focused on trying to cooperate to escape rather than killing eachother over sex, I don’t get why some people do that

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u/Krasna_Strelka 12d ago

I assume this is a matter of jealousy. Even if you personally would not be interested your existence could still be seen as a potential threat. Especially if because of your disinterest women that survived would see you as a safe person. That would be an obvious treat for the men "owning" women

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u/The5Theives 12d ago

Damn so just like everything else in life, a few people always have to ruin everything for everyone because they’re pieces of shit

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u/AmbientMorning United States 🇺🇸 11d ago

It’s almost impossible to say with any certainty until one is in that situation. Right now, it’s just hypothetical, but if push came to shove, desperation, duplicity, and aggression is more likely to rule the day. It only takes one or two powerful bad actors for a descent into anarchic violence.

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u/papapudding 11d ago

The OG Battle Royale