8,000 years ago, 17 women reproduced for every one man

[Universe]

https://psmag.com/environment/17-to-...uctive-success

[Nurzat]

wow, ratio was 17 to 1 back then, but it's 4 to 1 now, still unexpected I'd say

[Incal]

We were basically animals, so it makes sense.

[jakob]

I'd imagine size and appearance played a significant role. Maybe a greater disparity in heights too due to variable nutrition?

[Petalpusher]

That's pretty much the stats of dating apps, 5-10% deemed attractive. So we ll probably beat those figures in the forseeable future. In a way that made us better, as men, even if a lot had to pay the price.

[Insuperable]

Golddigging even back then.

[Hektor12]

Those people who think old times were good times, they would be VERY surprised had they traveled to those times.

[tropicalslavic]

I'd wager there was a lot of rape and bride selling going on back then. Huge thing in early Indo-European culture.

Just saying.

Women might (sometimes rightfully, sometimes not) be picky, but people weren't exactly living in modern societies with a lot of free choice back then lol.

[Sylvanas]

Neolithic Y-chromosome bottleneck is probably caused by wars between clans (members of clans had similar Y chromosomes)

[Valenman]

It probably has to do with wars or geneocide,since in the rest of history in general the difference,although it existed,was minimal or was no more than 1-2 1-3