>>11975687It's about power. Those who have it don't want to loose it. Running around naked would shift the power from the old and saggy to the young and pretty. Also to women which in our culture used to be considered less as an independent agent and more as a prize - only the male that gets it can see the goodies.
Many animal societies regulate who is allowed to procreate (like only alpha male and female). Within humans one needs to fit into the structure first - only married coulples that got the blessing from the authority are allowed to fuck. No adultery, no kids fucking, no orgies. Society controls who can become a parent and who's genes get copied. Covering butts helps to enforce the rules.
Last thing that comes to mind - for thousands of years women were a rape material. Covering self was "not asking for it".
