Pavitra comments on Transhumanism and Gender Relations - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 November 2011 02:10:18AM *  6 points [-]

It's also the case that having two genders that specialize in different things was adaptive in the ancestral environment and might still be adaptive in the current environment.

Edit: Why is this being downvoted?

Comment author: Pavitra 11 November 2011 02:37:39AM 4 points [-]

Possible, but not obvious. Especially since we'll be able to develop many more differentiated categories than just two, should multiple-specialization prove desirable.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 11 November 2011 07:19:21AM *  5 points [-]

just two, should multiple-specialization prove desirable.

I considered mentioning the caste systems that were prevalent in most societies until the modern era.