For my philosophy course Concepts of Human Nature, we are reading Jean-Jacques Rosseau, who is a French dude who submitted his piece "Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" for an essay contest in the 1700's.

What spoke out to me most was a section that screamed some red pill truth which I would love to share with you. At this point in the piece, Rosseau talks about the transition from humans in the state of nature (so basically back in the good ol' days when we were savages) to the establishment of the social construct of love.

Keep in mind this was originally written in French so this is an English translation from the text I'm reading.

"Let us begin by distinguishing the moral from the physical in the sentiment of love. The physical is that general desire which propels one sex to unite with the other; the moral is that which shapes this desire and fixes it exclusive on one particular object, or at least gives the desire for this chosen object to a greater degree of energy. Now it is easy to see that the moral part of love is an artificial sentiment, born of usage in society, and cultivated by women with much skill and care in order to establish their empire over men, and so make dominant the sex that ought to obey.

Confined solely to the physical part of love, and fortunate enough to be ignorant of those preferences which stimulate the appetite while increasing the difficulties of satisfying it, men must experience the ardours of their temperament less frequently and less vividly and consequently have fewer and less cruel quarrels. imagination, which causes so much havoc among us never speaks to the heart of savages; everyone quietly awaits the impulse of nature, responds to it involuntarily with more pleasure than frenzy, and once the need is satisfied, all desire is extinguished.

It is therefore an incontestable fact that it is only in society that even love, together with all the other passions, has acquired that impetuous ardor which so often renders it fatal to men; and it is all the more ridiculous to depict savages endlessly killing each other to satisfy their brutality, since this image is directly contrary to experience; the Caribs, who of all peoples existing today have least departed from the state of nature, are precisely the most peaceful in their loves, and the least subject of jealously, despite their living in the kind of hot climate which always seems to inflame those passions."

The first paragraph discusses how men in the state of nature experience the physical aspect of love, that which we are biologically programmed to. Women were the ones who pushed for the moral part of love, that which calls for emotions and commitment. Why would they do this, you may ask? To establish dominance: it was the only way for the physically weaker race to establish some sort of control.

The second section discusses how the savage man doesn't naturally experience emotions or commitment, he simply does as he pleases the instant the desire pops into his simple, little brain. Life like this can't be a bad thing though - men fight less between themselves as a result of this drama-free lifestyle. Rosseau concludes this paragraph with a civilized, proper way of saying that once we blow our seed, we are no longer interested.

The final paragraph makes use of an example to describe how peaceful and easy love can be when it is practiced how nature intends it to be practiced. I'm not sure where Rosseau acquired this data, but I'm going to trust him - he seems like a smart man.

Anyways, if you read this long, thank you and I hope you enjoyed Rosseau's wisdom as much as I do!