How divisive have we become. Have you lost friends over your viewpoints? by PencilPusher55 in whatever

[–]v3r3na 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I disagree with this. Having a son made me more aware that both sexes have disadvantages that cannot always be compared. Males are at a higher risk of disease, disability and death at all ages. Even the risk of miscarriage is higher if you're pregnant with a boy rather than a girl. It also depends on what you want to do with your life. I wouldn't want to miss the experience of pregnancy and breastfeeding. I've never felt such a powerful and satisfying connection. I also feel more balanced than before. This doesn't mean that all women will share this experience. Every individual has different life circumstances. I don't think it always helps to try to quantify how much one group is disadvantaged compared to another because their are huge individual differences and differing perspective on whether something is an advantage or disadvantage.

Why does everything have the same face? by Nooice in AskScience

[–]v3r3na 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It makes sense that the mouth is located near the eyes (and if existent, the nose) so you can see (and smell) what you eat and directly rule out that it's poisonous or otherwise unhealthy. It also makes you more efficient at getting the food before someone else does or before the prey swims/runs/flies away. Imagine if your eyes and nose were located on your ass. You see something that you know is edible, grab it and raise it to your mouth, out of your side. No a poisonous insect sits down on the food you're about to eat, but you have no idea and when you eat it and notice it's already too late.

What causes a person to need a sex change? by zyxzevn in AskScience

[–]v3r3na 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Just a few more theories from my impressions:

  • They have a set of character traits atypical for their sex and don't want to belong to a group that seems to made up mainly of people with traits they dislike. Instead of just accepting that they have unusual interests and preferences compared to people of their sex, they choose to deny that they are female/male.
  • I've seen many photos of transwomen who use tons of makeup and dress like an exaggerated caricature of a woman. I don't think this is only overcompensation. With their flamboyance they seem to have a very strong desire to be seen by other people. Maybe that's also why some are so insistent on other people to address them by specific pronouns: they care too much how others see them.

I like to engage with people of differing opinions! Why don't others elsewhere? by SpeakPeasy in Introductions

[–]v3r3na 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, I think you're on to something. Somehow people want to identify with one ideology or another and like to put labels on themselves. I guess it's a group thing, people want to belong somewhere.

I don't think right and wrong is always objective, though, especially in politics, because it often depends on your moral system. I don't believe there's an objective way to be morally right.