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Transitioning in STEM (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

We should have fewer male babies.

This is a pretty radical take, and I understand why most people in the thread don't like your suggestion, but honestly think it has potential.

Our current concept of gender is broken, and short of abolishing gender as a societal concept, I think this could bring balance.

Put simply, we have a patriarchal society, where men are seen as the default, and positions of power skew heavily towards men. Yet men are also valued a lot less than women.

I think changing the ratio of genders could actually even out all of these factors.