My main account is solo@slrpnk.net. I’m also using the one here because I really like the feed feature.
Btw I’m a non-binary trans person [they/she/he].
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solo@piefed.socialto Biodiversity@mander.xyz•Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New StudyEnglish0·30 days agoI tend to agree with what you say but I feel like mentionning a couple of things I see perhaps differently.
I believe saying marine mammals are a myth has nothing to do with claiming alpha males don’t exist. The first is about a biological classification, the latter is about observed (or projected) social behaviors within one species.
Apart from that, and to my understanding, the manosphere has taken a hold of the alpha male narrative and expanded it far beyond the scientifically debunked myth. I do not imply that the fact that the alpha male myth has been debunked means that there are no hierarchical structures in species, just that when they are present, they are misrepresented in order to promote competitive narratives. This is why primatologist Frans de Waal inadvertently popularized the term ‘alpha male.’ Now, he’s debunking common stereotypes to explain what an ‘alpha male’ really is – empathetic and protective.
solo@piefed.socialto Biodiversity@mander.xyz•Alpha Male Primates a Myth, Researchers Find in New StudyEnglish0·1 month agoJust to clarify, not family dynamics, wolves in captivity.
solo@piefed.socialto Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com•I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?English3·1 month agoI suppose my understanding of this article is very different. For me, the author shares some thoughts on the topic of french slavery in movies and she presents us some new relevant ones.
So, I don’t see any wrongdoing on her behalf. On the contrary, I found this article to be informative and interesting.
solo@piefed.socialto Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com•I learned about slavery from Hollywood. Why is French cinema so slow to depict our own colonial crimes?English6·1 month agoI don’t think I understand what you mean. Who is obsessing over depicting people’s failures?
solo@piefed.socialOPto Biodiversity@mander.xyz•‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching eventEnglish0·2 months agoMaybe so, maybe no. It’s not predetermined.
It’s what we do now that will shape the future. I mean, we the people. We cannot rely on governments or corporations to do the right thing without us forcing them to. By now, we know this.
So, I believe that conversations about solutions are more fruitful than deterministic statements, no matter how highly upvoted these statements are.
solo@piefed.socialOPto Biodiversity@mander.xyz•‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching eventEnglish0·2 months agoI thought of adding this article too, because it looks like there are Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals.
Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration is progressing.
I can’t say I know what happened. I can say that I don’t trust what cops report.