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Experiments are supposed to be carefully designed. Hypotheses are supposed to be tested ethically. The doctors I worked alongside at the Transgender Center said
by DoreenMichele 4y ago
Experiments are supposed to be carefully designed. Hypotheses are supposed to be tested ethically. The doctors I worked alongside at the Transgender Center said frequently about the treatment of our patients: “We are building the plane while we are flying it.” No one should be a passenger on that kind of aircraft.
Late to the party, so no one is going to read this comment, but I can't help but wonder how much the explosion in Trans stuff is related to changing gender roles generally. We used to have fairly clearly separated roles, clothing styles, etc and I wonder if we just lack an adequate framework for sorting that out properly and it helps nudge some vulnerable individuals down odd pathways in unfortunate ways.
- hyperman1 4y agoIn my experience, it takes at least a few days before a popular HN story fully burns out. There is a huge peak of activity in the first few hours, and then a looooong period of simmering. I've seen up/downvotes for comments days after I wrote them. Besides, there is empirical evidence that at least 1 person read this comment ;-)
- ghqst 4y agoI agree it'll be interesting to see how society progresses, especially as the other side is overcorrecting right now.
- DoreenMichele 4y agoI'm really not expecting progress. That suggests improvement and it's nigh impossible to even have a meaningful discussion about anything having to do with sex or gender without it going sideways. My magic 8 ball does not predict good things here.
- ghqst 4y agoI unfortunately too was just meaning "progress" as in the marching on of time :(