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Is There Anything Good About Men?
- olalonde 13y agoPrevious discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767867 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767867 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1634955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1634955 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=589346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=589346
- rational_indian 13y agoWow, really an eye opener. Was too long but I read it anyway and enjoyed every bit of it. Though I have to say things are changing in the man's world. Men are trying to imbibe feminine qualities as time progresses. Just look at the way men have been "domesticated" by the corporate culture if you don't know what I mean.
- _random_ 13y agoRelated good read: http://www.singularity2050.com/2010/01/the-misandry-bubble.html http://www.singularity2050.com/2010/01/the-misandry-bubble.h...
- Zigurd 13y agoThat's pretty weak contrarianism. There remain a lot of benefits to be reaped by modifying what are currently male-dominated cultures. Everything from having less-risky decision-making in international relations and finance to population grown reduction can pay big dividends from getting a balanced number of women into power positions in those domains. Someday the pendulum may swing the other way, but that time is not yet near.
- dccoolgai 13y agoI don't think the author was claiing that, really... I thought it was interesting how he points out that men are in both the "top" slots in soiety (CEO President etc.) But also the lowest slots (prison, homeless)... in effect saying that gender dynamics can not be simplified to "male" or "female" dominated...