The mating game and societal waste

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I don't know if I'm allowed to throw this kind of topic out without including a peer-reviewed study, I don't know that there are any that quite manage this angle and if they are maybe I should just say I'd love to know where I could find some.

Not sure if this is just ASD hitting home, for a long time when I've looked at a lot of what goes wrong in the world in terms of excesses, waste, frivolous handling of resources, while it seems like it somewhat directly comes back to money and power in some cases, its broad-based occurrence seems to be largely about the social ladder, sexual prospects, etc.. While I'm sure our society has plenty of side-problems that would exist just on difference of life and belief preferences a lot of the really grabby behavior and people accumulating way more than they need as a status symbol seems to feed in from the evolutionary mindset that we need to impress a mate or need to be impressed by a mate.

To me also this seems like it's the kind of problem that very little in the way of social changes would improve because it seems like a bellcurve cast on society at all times and no matter how healthy we got we'd still be playing this game.

Not even sure what kind of practical solutions I'd suggest. I tend to think that whenever a society can embrace truth on something - both the good and the ugly - that they're that much closer to finding a compassionate and practical resolution to things rather than going straight ahead denying that a particular social, mental health, and environmental/economic problem exists to be managed.

This may get some interesting responses or start an interesting conversation regarding the gender game and sustainability or it may fall flat. Either way I'll toss it out there and see what happens.

I like it when we don't play the "gender game"--and I believe more and more people aren't playing it.

Men and women are seen as being more like "people," even if there are gender differences.

So what if there are gender differences. I think it enhances the quality of my life that I am able to relate to feminine people on an equal basis--without it affecting the femininity.

To me the world is perfect. Trying to solve each and every problem in the end becomes the problem
Remember, a coin has 3 sides. A back, Front and an Edge. What you see is mearly perception, taking this all into account you can never satisfy all of the people all of the time.

I like the simple life, I get a little TV in and catch up current events but am of the opinion of letting things be, its noble and a great human attribute to want to probelm solve. I guess for me I like the time we are living, messed up but not too messed up. The oceans haven't risen yet and WWIII hasn't commenced. I fear for people being born today, the world in tne future looks pretty dull and frightening

But then again, this could all just be my perception and not actuality.

People definitely change their lifestyles solely to impress potential partners, absolutely. Not everyone does this though. The more comfortable people feel with themselves, the less this is necessary.

A lot of people who are obsessed with possessions and appearances are already happily married. They aren't looking for a mate on any level. I think it has much more to do with displaying social and economic power, and less to do with displaying sexual power.

I forgot to answer this question. My apologies, sometimes I get lost in my own world.
I think people subconsciously and unsubconsciously do things, in his case finding a mate is probably both. I dont think if you are a human being you can get away with this game playing we all have to do, unless you want to go against the grain and live outside of society's accepted form of picking up a guy or girl. Which you can find

From a personal experience Im looking to date both a man and a woman at the same time, I like both sexes for different reasons and have had no success in finding one or the other to date let alone at the same time.

Its frustrating but I'm always hopeful.