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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.

Comment author: Desrtopa 11 November 2011 03:08:19AM 3 points [-]

I think it's rather less likely that it's still adaptive than that we've adapted to want it even if it no longer offers any sort of fitness advantage outside of sexual selection.