Grisha wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
Grisha wrote:
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
The leagues thing exist in all species, why wouldn't it exist in humans? And it exist in all society's aspects: friendship, work, classes ....why wouldn't it exist in relationships?
Those who deny the leagues thing are simply delusional idealists and out of touch with reality.
You are absolutely right, but the term "league" in my view implies a heirarchy which I believe has no rational basis for existence.
In other words, there is no "higher" or "lower", only "different"...
lol as if hierarchy doesn't exist in a lot of other species. even in bonobos there's some form of hierarchy.
The only thing that counts in nature is the number of viable offspring that survive to reproduce themselves. In bonobo society, the "alphas" have the "right" to produce the most offspring.
If you want to apply that same logic to human society, the "alphas" would be developing societies with the highest fertility rates. Everyone knows that those with the "highest" socioeconomic status in human society produce the fewest offspring overall - making them the "lowest"
So I suppose your basis for heirarchy is the vague notion of "status" or "wealth"?
You can't tell how many mistresses / one night-stands those "highest" socioeconomic humans usually have
, surely much more than the lowest ones, but the birth pills changed everything.
And no, leagues is more complex than just status and wealth, look, intelligence, education , attractivness... are all about the leagues thing.
She/he's out of my league is an expression used when someone is out of the class of
people you are expected to date. This includes an individual who is too attractive (or too wealthy, or too educated, or too genius...) for you, or a person who is too unattractive (or....or...) for you.
The best advice that can be given to any girl or guy seeking a relationship here is to determine to which league they belong, that's a very important starting point.
Once again, I totally agree with the concepts of social "groups" defined along the lines you mentioned - it's just that my American sensibilities are offended by any notion of heirarchy. I named my son after Thomas Jefferson (his middle name) if that helps any...