Depends if the proposed connection is "matrilocality is correlated with more gender equality" or is "matrilocality is correlated with a peaceful society with less toxic masculinity" (my impression is that modern - and probably also the old - feminism tends to associate the two things, but it seems two independent dimensions)
that ol romantic nobel savage trope is sadly lot less fun in reality even if you aesthetically prefer Matriarchs to Patriarchs. the piles of skulls just really wreck the vibe either way
Depends if the proposed connection is "matrilocality is correlated with more gender equality" or is "matrilocality is correlated with a peaceful society with less toxic masculinity" (my impression is that modern - and probably also the old - feminism tends to associate the two things, but it seems two independent dimensions)
that ol romantic nobel savage trope is sadly lot less fun in reality even if you aesthetically prefer Matriarchs to Patriarchs. the piles of skulls just really wreck the vibe either way
thanks for your work
re the final paragraph: what lead to this dramatic change from 'head hunting by males' to the current minimal amount of interpersonal violence?
:How have the incentives to commit deadly violence changed? ie less reward from zero sum violence
:Have the original Austronesian (headhunting) cultures been replaced with a more pacific (East Asian originated) culture?
:Has there been an ethnic (genetic) replacement of Austronesians with (more pacific) East Asians?
Great questions! Stay tuned for my next essay! :-)