Do you think a strong guy or a powerful guy can protect you better from harm?

[Anonymous]

Do you think a strong guy (such as a big athlete), or a powerful guy (such as a politician) can protect you better from harm? Why?

[Anonymous]

It depends. A lot of time just based off of looks most people don’t want to get into a fight w someone who’s jacked, huge or whatever the case may be. So they may be safe there. But if it’s someone who just look like an average dude but knows how to throw down as far as some sort of martial arts training, boxing, mixed w some wrestling or any other form of ground game, trust me that big, ripped dude isn’t going to really stand a chance. Most men who are strong physically as far as lifting weights don’t have the stamina (cardio) to last long in a fight. The more muscle one has, the quicker his oxygen is exhausted.

[Berethor]

The jacked guy might also know martial arts, and there is weight classes for a reason.

tvtropes.org/.../StrongAndSkilled

[Berethor]

Sure, because waif-fu is not realistic and non-feminist girls are aware of that.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WaifFu

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WomenPreferStrongMen

[Gloree]

A powerful guy will protect you better than a strong guy because money rules the world , not strength. Strength can be bought easily. Like the politician can pay the strong guys to protect you. The strong guy without money cannot protect you. Strength alone cannot help you prevail. Money is important. It gives you power.

[Berethor]

In a world without wars and crime, strong guys can take rich guys money.

tvtropes.org/.../MightMakesRight

[Gloree]

@Berethor lol. u have a point.

[HighlyVolatile]

If the question is asking which one can do it better, I'd go with the one that has money and power over physical strength, since they can hire the best bodyguards to protect you and even more than one.

[HighlyVolatile]

Of course, if an airplane crashes in the wilderness, all that money and power might suddenly become worthless in this environment, and the one with greater physical prowess is probably then best suited to survive and protect himself and those around him.

[lrina]

that's such a specific scenario lmao

[HighlyVolatile]

@lrina Yeah, it's a bit silly. :-D But I think we're still sort of wired to value the traits in men that would serve to aid survival for ourselves and others we protected in the most extreme of conditions. A Bill Gates might be better suited to protect and provide for people in practical terms than a much physically stronger man, but I don't think we're wired so instinctively to think that way.

[Berethor]

@HighlyVolatile a gold digger might think that way but fit guys are looking more attractive.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Berethor Attractiveness as I see it is still rooted in part to our evolutionary history that way. If I shift the focus to women, for example, hourglass figures tend to be considered most attractive among the masses but perhaps in large part because such body types tended to be most fertile and able to minimize the risk of complications in pregnancy and childbirth. Such a preference might not be so practical in modern times with hospitals and fertility clinics but I think many are still wired to instinctively think like we're trying to survive in the wilderness.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Berethor Yet another example might be our tendency to become addicted to sugar. Our evolutionary history found sugar in foraging to be a very scarce resource. We weren't evolved against grocery stores and being able to purchase kilograms of sugar for a trifle sum.

[Berethor]

@HighlyVolatile yea attractiveness has much to do with evolution, hourglass figure is still useful, having a caesarean section is not fun, and having a strong body is still useful in certain situations.

[HighlyVolatile]

@Berethor I find value and meaning to some extent in our instincts that way. I figure when I lift weights and do athletic motions that -- hey -- I might not always find a use for it besides opening pickle jars and moving around some furniture here and there, but it might come in handy in an extreme situation. :-D I never liked the idea of basing our values too much in terms of what is most practical in a civilized society. I'm half there but I also want to half-live like I'm in the jungle still.

[Kaamraj]

Between both, a powerful guy with money and social resources. Because he can hire the strong guys to protect himself and yourself from physical harms. Believe it or not most problems in life and be bought off with money.

[Iron_Man]

It depends on his skill level there’s more to winning in a fight then just strength alone that’s why people say punching bags don’t hit back and weights

[Anonymous]

Better than no guy or a weak guy so yeah it would help

[Anonymous]

A smart guy, as he knows how to avoid dangerous situations.