This seems to fit the pattern of “men are combative, women are nurturing”,
I would read it more as “men like to model situations, women like to model people.” This may be a stereotype, but I’ve noticed it to be anecdotally true. Men, when spending time together socially, tend to talk more about sports and politics than women do; women spend more time talking about other people (i.e. gossip) and analyzing their motivations. Fighting elves is a situation; you don’t have to try to understand the elves’ motivations and ‘drama’ in order to fight them.
“This may be a stereotype, but I’ve noticed it to be anecdotally true.”
“but”
What do you think sterotypes are? Generally they tend to be statements that are true 30-90% of the time, which should provide plenty of room for confirming annecdotes.
I would read it more as “men like to model situations, women like to model people.” This may be a stereotype, but I’ve noticed it to be anecdotally true. Men, when spending time together socially, tend to talk more about sports and politics than women do; women spend more time talking about other people (i.e. gossip) and analyzing their motivations. Fighting elves is a situation; you don’t have to try to understand the elves’ motivations and ‘drama’ in order to fight them.
“This may be a stereotype, but I’ve noticed it to be anecdotally true.” “but” What do you think sterotypes are? Generally they tend to be statements that are true 30-90% of the time, which should provide plenty of room for confirming annecdotes.