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scrollbreak t1_j1h5uj7 wrote

Reply to comment by Professional-Cow-949 in Narcissistic tendencies moderate the association between testosterone levels and generosity in men by chrisdh79

It's transactional, it's not giving anything away - it has the appearance of giving things away, much like a worm on a hook has the appearance of an easy to eat meal to a fish

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Professional-Cow-949 t1_j1ipsps wrote

in general, higher testosterone in response to the opposite sex means men take higher risks, like doing risky tricks and stunts to impress. Think, a bunch of guys in a skate park in front of a group of girls.

I understand your point, however, my point is that there is a selflessness in the above example. Along the same vein, a man will offer to pay just to show off.

Both paying and stunts are in response to how testosterone promotes risk taking.

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scrollbreak t1_j1jxbnp wrote

Transactions, like trying to buy good shares that pay off in value and/or dividends, are risk taking as well. I really don't see evidence there of testosterone definitely leading to selflessness.

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