# Why Men Are at the Top of Society (and the bottom) - Roy Baumeister - #1075

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Podcast: [Modern Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-wisdom-229239)
Published: 2026-03-23T05:00:00+00:00
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Roy Baumeister is a psychologist, professor, and researcher. Are men inherently more expendable from an evolutionary standpoint—and if so, has that dynamic helped drive innovation? If risk-taking outliers are often responsible for progress, what does that say about the role men play in shaping civilisation? And does this tradeoff come at the cost of higher failure, instability, and sacrifice along the way? Expect to learn why cultures flourish when they exploit men and what that actually means, why men have ended up in higher positions in society and if civilisation runs on male competition, why men are so much more likely to take physical, financial, and social risks, if risk-taking men are necessary for progress, what people do not understand about self-destructive male behaviours and much more… Timestamps: (0:00) Why Men Are Seen as More Expendable (7:27) The Hidden Power of Intrasexual Competition (13:25) How Female Choice Drives Male Ambition (15:55) Why Men Vary More Than Women (22:12) The Real Driver of Differences Between the Sexes (29:21) Why Men Take More Risks Than Women (33:14) What is the Imaginary Feminist? (35:56) Is Modern Gender Discourse Broken? (45:36) Has Feminism Changed How We Protect Women? (51:55) What Happens When Male Sacrifice Isn’t Rewarded? (54:07) Why Ego Depletion is Under Attack (59:15) The Strongest Critiques of Willpower (01:05:47) How to Improve Willpower and Self-Control (01:10:53) Porn is Damaging Sexual Novelty (01:21:11) How Does Sexual Novelty Affect Female Desire? (01:29:00) Where to Find Roy Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ New pricing since recording: Function is now just $365, plus get $25 off at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Pod…

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