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In reply to the discussion: "Women are life support systems for pussy." [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)that asserts we are all just "life life support systems for DNA"; that human bodies exist for the propagation of our genetic material. Certainly the need to reproduce is important to the survival of the species.
It's easy to say that we have civilization that keeps us from merely rutting like animals but the opposite is true. Every species has a means of maintaining some sort of gender parity to foster cooperation in a hostile environment for the perpetuation of the species. The nature of the cooperation depends on the environment and the genetic design of the species in question.
We seem to be a little different in that we can intentionally alter the nature of our relationships apart from environmental pressure, since a large part of our environment is designed by us as well. But that only goes so far. We will always be influenced by the need to reproduce, and it takes a while to learn the rules in any advanced society.