These conversations invariably turn into, "Women: Does society screw them up or is there just something weird with their brains The common speculation is that

These conversations invariably turn into, "Women: Does society screw them up or is there just something weird with their brains The common speculation is that there's something "weird" with men's brains, in that men go to extremes (both positive and negative) more often than women. (And you have to be something of an outlier to be on HN). That may or may not be more palatable, but there actually is some decent evidence to support it.