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It essentially assumes incompetence on the part of women. That's not the only possible explanation. I don't even think it's the most plausible explanation. Soc

It essentially assumes incompetence on the part of women. That's not the only possible explanation. I don't even think it's the most plausible explanation. Social pressure and upbringing are large factors in human behavior and it takes time to make society-wide changes.

CryptoPunk 6y ago
Is noting that women have two times less upper body strength misogynistic because it implies less competency in hand-to-hand combat or heavy manual labor? I'm assuming women are more compassionate and less aggressive, which makes women less competent in competitive settings where self-advocacy is important, and more competent in scenarios requiring cooperation and caretaking, like child-rearing. Whether these differences are inherent to female biology, or a result of deeply ingrained structures of human culture that mold girls in their upbringing is orthogonal to my premise. But as it happens, there is overwhelming/definitive evidence that much of these differences are biological in origin, and noting that is not misogynistic. We do not make the world better by deceiving ourselves about it. An accurate model of the world is needed before any positive changes for it can be formulated. A positive but inaccurate vision of the world does not result in actions that improve the world.
- DreamScatter 6y ago
  Women are extremely competitive and they are not more compassionate than men.
  - CryptoPunk 6y ago
    Women are less aggressive and more compassionate (agreeable) than men on average.
    - DoreenMichele 6y ago
      There is zero reason to believe that this superficial appearance is due to innate wiring. Female aspies tend to be under diagnosed because girls get pressured to conform socially so much that even when they have an actual social disability, they are expected to get with the program anyway. That right there is shocking evidence of the extreme social pressure the world places on girls and not boys.
      - CryptoPunk 6y ago
        There is every reason to believe that higher female agreeableness is due biological sex differences, given 1. the evidence, which I'd be happy to share if you're actually open to having your views changed 2. females bear children and have been the primary caregivers of young children throughout all of human evolution, which is going to apply massive selective pressure for sex-mediated traits in females conducive to nurturing children, like agreeableness

CryptoPunk 6y ago

Is noting that women have two times less upper body strength misogynistic because it implies less competency in hand-to-hand combat or heavy manual labor? I'm assuming women are more compassionate and less aggressive, which makes women less competent in competitive settings where self-advocacy is important, and more competent in scenarios requiring cooperation and caretaking, like child-rearing. Whether these differences are inherent to female biology, or a result of deeply ingrained structures of human culture that mold girls in their upbringing is orthogonal to my premise. But as it happens, there is overwhelming/definitive evidence that much of these differences are biological in origin, and noting that is not misogynistic. We do not make the world better by deceiving ourselves about it. An accurate model of the world is needed before any positive changes for it can be formulated. A positive but inaccurate vision of the world does not result in actions that improve the world.

DreamScatter 6y ago
Women are extremely competitive and they are not more compassionate than men.
- CryptoPunk 6y ago
  Women are less aggressive and more compassionate (agreeable) than men on average.
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    There is zero reason to believe that this superficial appearance is due to innate wiring. Female aspies tend to be under diagnosed because girls get pressured to conform socially so much that even when they have an actual social disability, they are expected to get with the program anyway. That right there is shocking evidence of the extreme social pressure the world places on girls and not boys.
    - CryptoPunk 6y ago
      There is every reason to believe that higher female agreeableness is due biological sex differences, given 1. the evidence, which I'd be happy to share if you're actually open to having your views changed 2. females bear children and have been the primary caregivers of young children throughout all of human evolution, which is going to apply massive selective pressure for sex-mediated traits in females conducive to nurturing children, like agreeableness