hunting mastadons

This had been included in the following post but I'm giving it its own post for organization's sake. So don't be confused, dear reader (my mom).

Why do men like fast, sleek, aesthetically compelling cars? Not that there aren't ladyfolk who ogle fancy autos, but it's a primarily masculine proclivity. I suppose it's true of most gadgets and gizmos.

I do not think it is, at its core, the result of societal or cultural values. I like to think there's an deeply embedded evolutionary basis to that, just as stockpiles of stone hand-axes and arrowheads used to be stockpiled in unnecessary amounts by our ancestors. The physical differences between the sexes-- I forget the term for that-- was probably more significant (i.e. the size difference between a female and male gorilla is larger than the difference between human guys and dolls), lending masculine and feminine rolls to have more disparity than in today's society, as we have become a mentally-driven race rather than physical, but we nonetheless maintain inclinations from our more primitive days.

Which is why men like fancy cars, and women like, well, men can never know what women like because we spent all our time hunting mastadons.