Traditionally, females provided fertility to males in exchange for resources- both sexes survived by trading value for value.
But in modern times, while females are guaranteed resources by virtue of existing, males are forced to surrender a portion of their labor without being compensated with female fertility- and thus the value of males to females is decreased- and the male can no longer command the female's fidelity-
what we get is cuckoldry-
where 80% of least sexually attractive males trade even more of their resources for non-exclusive female fertility.

While the top 20% sexually attractive males are also forced to provide resources by virtue of being male, such men reap inordinately greater reward for their resources when females freely distribute their fertility among such men.

In our times, all females and the 20% most sexually attractive males are the slave owners, in that they receive more than they provide- the females receive resources to live, and the 20% are paid greatly in female fertility.

The 80% of least sexually attractive males are the slaves- their servitude is involuntary, and their compensation is less than their work.

Just like slaves didn't believe they were slaves, the modern male does not believe that he is cucked- and the sad part is that males allow cuckoldry to continue, because they don't want to lose the limited sexual access they have.

Is it best to live 100 years a slave or 1 day as a free man- or somewhere in between?