So how different are you feeling?

[voluptuary_manque]

Very innnnnnnnteresting! This report seems to indicate that the more men and women become economically and socially equal the more traditional their personalities become. Stella, comment here?

 

[impressive]

Very innnnnnnnteresting! This report seems to indicate that the more men and women become economically and socially equal the more traditional their personalities become. Stella, comment here?

Oh yeah. I get more conventional every year.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Oh yeah. I get more conventional every year.

LOL. Well, someone had to be an exception and we're all glad that you have volunteered to fufill the role so ably.

 

[jomar]

Why is it counterintuitive that in cultures where people near the bottom of Maslow's heierarchy (fewer opportunities for self-actualization and cocktail parties) or in traditional roles (more structured and defined) have less variance in personalities than cultures where more role variety and freedom is accepted?

I also wonder how they defined and measured personality.

On the other hand, people married for 30 years look alike. And if they have a dog...

 

[Corylea]

My husband is currently a professor. I used to be a professor. Having pretty much the same job would seem to be about as equal as you can get, and I am not traditional, by any stretch of the imagination.


Cory -- vegetarian, bisexual, polyamorous, semi-pagan sadomasochist who's only registered Democratic because there aren't any viable political parties that are farther to the left (and that's just scratching the surface)

 

[Tricialen]

LOL. Well, someone had to be an exception and we're all glad that you have volunteered to fufill the role so ably.

Shhhhh, Bear....I'm a republican, gun carrying, conservative...do not tell anyone...

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Shhhhh, Bear....I'm a republican, gun carrying, conservative...do not tell anyone...

So am I.

 

[Corylea]

So am I.

But we like you anyway. That's the great thing about liberals -- we believe in being nice.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

But we like you anyway. That's the great thing about liberals -- we believe in being nice.

I happen to believe that a conservative, retired military, Libertarian-type Republican should always conduct himself as a gentleman and be kind and considerate to all he meets . . . until some slimeball shows up who definitely needs shooting! Fortunately, even the most objectionable of Lit members never approaches that point. So . . . all I shoot is either paper or dinner.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

However, I also accept the possibility that others might have insights into Truth besides me and this gentleman seems to be spinning a rather possible argument.