Gosh, I missed all the fun didn’t I?
Based on my experience, I’m come to the realization that often a lot of these perspectives are based on limited information, and the fact that some demographics scream louder than the others about what they care about.
For example, a lot more men or women interested in superficial methods of dating might be likely to answer a survey or speak up online, while the rest (like sigmas) fly under the radar and don’t speak about what preferences they have. So people get the mistaken impression that the entire population acts in the ways that have been publicized by these more extroverted, attention seeking types who want their opinions known.
It’s a good thing there’s such a diversity of subs for romance/dating etc, and that they can be consciously guided. Because one size definitely does not fit all (sorry for the metaphor ladies! lol) I can even see non dating/sexual related subs being useful to sigmas to work towards that type of goal. Think about how authenticity or mental resiliency might prime you for dealing with different types of partner for example.