The Robin Hanson example doesn’t show that dominance is held by his wife, Peggy Jackson, unless you have tweets from her saying that she decided to trade a lot of stocks, he tried to veto it, and she overruled his veto and did it anyway. They could have a rule where large shared investment decisions are made with the consent of both sides. Some possibilities:
You’re surprised by the absence of male dominance, not the presence of female dominance.
You interpreted a partner-veto as partner-dominance, instead of joint decision-making.
Peggy Jackson is dominant in their relationship but you picked a less compelling example.
This from the same tweet reads as Robin Hanson getting his way in a dispute:
I stocked us up for 2 mo. crisis, though wife resisted, saying she trusted CDC who said 2 wk. is plenty.
The Robin Hanson example doesn’t show that dominance is held by his wife, Peggy Jackson, unless you have tweets from her saying that she decided to trade a lot of stocks, he tried to veto it, and she overruled his veto and did it anyway. They could have a rule where large shared investment decisions are made with the consent of both sides. Some possibilities:
You’re surprised by the absence of male dominance, not the presence of female dominance.
You interpreted a partner-veto as partner-dominance, instead of joint decision-making.
Peggy Jackson is dominant in their relationship but you picked a less compelling example.
This from the same tweet reads as Robin Hanson getting his way in a dispute: