I speak only for myself. I find differences in human categories fascinating on some level, but I don't think we (humanity, HN, or even myself) are mature enough

I speak only for myself. I find differences in human categories fascinating on some level, but I don't think we (humanity, HN, or even myself) are mature enough to discuss them without impacting the way we see and treat ourselves and others. Women score lower on math tests when reminded that they are women[0]. That's a horrible thing for a culture to do to an individual, and if women are sexist against themselves to the extent that it causes them to be worse at math then it seems obvious to me that men are expecting less of them as well (whether they're aware of it or not). I'm not saying discussion of gender differences should be censored, but I personally tend to not engage in them these days because I worry that propagating my views on gender differences will cause differences in both ability and treatment of individuals in ways that are hard to even measure or know whether you yourself are engaging in. This is one of those topics that might be best left to academics and future generations, depending on your goals and in what proportions you care about raw information v.s. treating humans kindly. [0]: https://web.stanford.edu/group/ipc/pubs/2006Steele.pdf https://web.stanford.edu/group/ipc/pubs/2006Steele.pdf