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.
You seem to have left out the fact that Robin Hanson is a renowned economics expert and likely has more skill in deciding when to sell stocks than his spouse.
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:
You seem to have left out the fact that Robin Hanson is a renowned economics expert and likely has more skill in deciding when to sell stocks than his spouse.