Human evolution and World of Warcraft

"Evolution has selected for men with a taste for risking everything to get to the top of the hierarchy, because those males get more reproductive opportunities, not only among primates but also among human beings. Women don't get as big a reproductive payoff by reaching the top."

"When men see a status hierarchy, they have a biological urge to get to the top of it, even if it’s a stupid status hierarchy."

This is part of the reason why most of the top people are male in realms such as chess, physics, politics and World of Warcraft.