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Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 5:34 pm
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According to Andrea Migliano-
Quote:Because of its antiquity and ubiquity, some scholars have portrayed storytelling as an important human adaptation—and that’s certainly how Migliano sees it. Among the Agta, evidence that stories—and the very act of storytelling—arose partly as a way of cementing social bonds, and instilling an ethic of cooperation.
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Quote:In fact, the Agta seemed to value storytelling above all else. Good storytellers were twice as likely to be named as ideal living companions as more pedestrian tale spinners, and storytelling acumen mattered far more all the other skills. “It was highly valued, twice as much as being a good hunter,” says Migliano. “We were puzzled.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...ng/547502/
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 6:42 pm
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Quote:...more pedestrian tale spinners...
You mean tail spinners, amirite? Because whoever wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh must've gotten some serious tail. (The guy who threw together Noah's Ark got sloppy seconds.)
I guess being a storyteller was like being a rockstar back in the day...
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 6:51 pm
It wasnt just 'back in the day.' Story tellers today wind up as household names. Stephen King, Dean Koontz, John Grisham and Danielle Steel just to name a few. Then there are all the actors we know so well. They're story tellers as well.
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 7:40 pm
Gift of the gab at work. More children could be an indication that the gabmeister wasn't getting injured running down live game for food, and had more time at home as well. Eventually, maybe these guys found a way to get people to pay for a seat in heaven?
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 7:42 pm
And it's thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssss big.
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 5, 2017 at 7:44 pm
If you guys want to get a girl, being a listener is more important than being a talker. Don't say a word for an hour, just look into her eyes and nod where appropriate. Always worked for me.
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RE: Storytellers Get the Girls, Naturally.
December 6, 2017 at 2:25 am
GS, getting them is one thing, keeping them is ... a bit trickier.
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