Congirl vs Cavegirl

Perhaps you have peripherally become aware that a network TV show called Supernatural is entering it's 15th and final season...and you have never heard of it. Just in case you have found yourself recently curious about the show and its equally talked-about fandom, I'd like to strongly recommend that you ignore your FOMO (Fear of Missing Out.) Carry on with your lives.  Move along.  There is nothing to see here. Go on without us. Because to be perfectly honest, the devoted fans of  Supernatural  are in some serious trouble. In fact, the only one who might be able to help is Chuck. Chuck is the nickname of "God" on Supernatural (SPN.)  He is a minor character in the weekly plot of the show but has extraordinary unseen power over what happens to the other characters . This description may match how you imagine your own overseer of choice, but Chuck on Supernatural  (SPN) has been known to hang out in his underwear, eating Chinese food and watching porn. N...

Being a cave-dweller was not easy. Our primal ancestors had to fight for survival each and every day. Even at night there was a very real chance they could be eaten by something bigger than they were, so groups who were able to rely on each other for protection were more successful. These groups most likely had a dominant leader who barked out orders and others followed them. As a result, a “top-down” hierarchy become an effective way for humans to survive. Surprisingly, this simple dominant style of leadership is still a part of our culture in many areas - but since not following a leader’s orders no longer results in death by saber-toothed tiger, there are those modern-day humans who prefer a more evolved style of leadership. I am one of them.           I have never felt completely comfortable in my social surroundings. Sure I had friends growing up, but only because they were socially obligated to hang out with me; we carpooled or o...

I am a member of a fandom. It’s not the first fandom, and it’s not the biggest, but it is the best. I know this, not only because I am a fan of  Supernatural , but because I am a bit of a science nerd. Like many SPN fans, I feel blindsided by the feelings I have for this show. But with a little bit of help from my favorite scientific theory, I think I can explain why the SPN fandom has fallen so hard.           I dig Evolutionary Psychology. It’s relatively new to the scientific scene and it’s still…well…evolving. It’s based on the idea that some of the things modern-day humans do come from behaviors that helped us back in our cave-dwelling days. These behaviors, or instincts, are sort of like software that runs in the background of our minds; we don’t normally pay attention to them, but they pop up when we need direction. Some of the unconscious behaviors we employ that helped us survive thousands of years ago don’t translate ve...