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From: bilver!alex@uunet.uu.net (Alex Matulich)
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Subject: Re: Chess
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Date: 8 Apr 91 18:35:24 GMT
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In article <1991Apr4.123252.1@dev8.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8.mdcbbs.com writes:
>It's not just chess.  Men are socialized to operate in packs ( football,
>basketball, baseball, platoons), while women are basically conditioned
>to operate as a single unit.

Are they?  It seems to me that there is a large segment of the male
population who are not socialized in this way.  They are the ones that
don't enjoy team sports, and would rather engage in mountain climbing,
surfing, skiing, hang-gliding, and so on.

And don't forget computer programming!  This is definitely a
male-dominated activity (often done as a hobby, too), and it's about
the most lonely and un-packlike activity I can imagine.

If there are a lot of males who aren't socialized to operate in packs,
why can't there be a lot of females who are?  I am not sure of the
validity of your argument.

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