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...sorry? I really don't understand, what did I say that has more than a tangential relationship to either prestige or mating?
by Cushman 13y ago
...sorry? I really don't understand, what did I say that has more than a tangential relationship to either prestige or mating?
- gaius 13y agoYou will hear feminist principles at work when someone wants to go up in social standing. But if the principle of equality is to be upheld it has to go the other way too, and it won't, so long as a persons job has anything to do with their social rank. What determines all this? Well the consensus of the tribe sure, but let's be completely frank: the collective opinion of the opposite sex about what signals desirability is what determines a lot more than we would comfortably admit structures our supposedly sophisticated society.
- Cushman 13y agoOkay, but... I feel like you're completely ignoring the feminist principle I just outlined to go on a little monologue. Is there any chance of us having a productive discussion that relates in some way what I actually wrote?
- gaius 13y agoOK think about this: being a nurse is a low paid job[1] that involves, umm, cleaning up after other people. It is quite literally "a shitty job". But people still want to be nurses, and nurses have a high social status. So what is the difference between this, and one of the jobs you have identified that no one wants to do? It is entirely one of perception. [1] in the UK
- Cushman 13y agoSure. Perception, physical labor, bodily danger, advancement prospects, hours, locations, unions, a direct involvement in the lives of others, and, if you like, social status. Fine. Are you gonna drop the relevant part on me now?