Prismattic comments on Social status & testosterone - Less Wrong
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Isn't testosterone also an immunosuppressant? It would need to be a pretty big effect to merit the tradeoff.
Anecdotally, I've always had social anxiety despite being, I'm fairly certain, on the high end of the natural testosterone distribution (very strong libido, very easy to build muscle mass, my chin has actual corners that make shaving a pain, etc.).
Maybe. From Sullivan: