Nah. From what I've read kinksters in the pre-Internet era just remained lonely or had unsatisfying sex. Also people with most of the more obscure ones are men, which tracks.
The whole dom/sub thing probably uses existing brain circuitry and is a totally separate issue. Same with polyamory, which is adaptive if done by men for fairly obvious reasons, at least on an individual level.
You'd still lose more than you gain, especially when you consider the gender asymmetry. I'm not saying it may not have made two people happy, but it doesn't really work as an evolutionary explanation for behavior.
Nah. From what I've read kinksters in the pre-Internet era just remained lonely or had unsatisfying sex. Also people with most of the more obscure ones are men, which tracks.
The whole dom/sub thing probably uses existing brain circuitry and is a totally separate issue. Same with polyamory, which is adaptive if done by men for fairly obvious reasons, at least on an individual level.
But can you imagine the strength of a bond forged by matched kinksters in pre-Internet?? Unstoppable!
You'd still lose more than you gain, especially when you consider the gender asymmetry. I'm not saying it may not have made two people happy, but it doesn't really work as an evolutionary explanation for behavior.
Darn it. Well, that's why it's a Taco Take XD