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stage left exit homo economicus stage right enter homo paganicus, accompanied by those twins homo philosiphus and homo philobaccus pass the wine around. True
by DaveZale 11mo ago
stage left exit homo economicus
stage right enter homo paganicus, accompanied by those twins homo philosiphus and homo philobaccus
pass the wine around.
True story, I took a course in environmental microbiology, and at a certain point, the instructor had a slide titled, "Ideal Conditions for Reproduction" and below that the words, "A Swiss Chalet on a cold night, a bottle of wine, and a warm fireplace"
- theturtlemoves 11mo agoIn other words: no pressure. Pressure seems to be another factor why many women don't have kids. That and mixed messages about what constitutes a good person and not being told that your fertility starts tanking after 30
- Qem 11mo ago> not being told that your fertility starts tanking after 30 It baffles me that science books in school don't have a nice graph showing how fertility changes with age. It's plain negligence. It causes people to set unrealistic expectations regarding their expected life trajectory.
- DaveZale 11mo agoit's so true, and most won't learn until their first visit to a fertility clinic with the spouse who wants to enjoy a few more years of independence from having a child... the truth can be very painful. Homo economicus...