60+ years of living has taught me that at the core human beings are much more alike than we are different. We have similarities that cross racial, ethnic, religious lines—even gender lines. It’s societal mores that dictate much of the gender roles we adopt.

A friend once asked, mostly rhetorically, what I thought was an interesting question:

"If true gender equality could ever be achieved, would transgenderism continue to be an issue ?"

There is truth in his perspective, to be sure, but I am not certain if it doesn't oversimplify things. My thought has been that our species at one point opted for specialization, strong male for hunting, smaller females for procreation and early child rearing. That specialization gave us as a hole more power for survival but it also came with a different development in communication. It's complicated 😊

Sounds like old fashioned sexist BS nonsense to justify certain behaviors. We are all biological organisms with a large variety of physical, emotional, and intellectual expressions.

There is both simplicity and nuance in life. It simply IS, in my view. Difficulty comes in trying to 'control' things that simply flow from simple existence.

I had grander ideas when younger, but my experience has adjusted those grandiose concepts.

I do not FULLY understand masculine/feminine "philosophies".

MY "personal philosophy" is as FOLLOWS:

"For those of you who LIKE me-THANK YOU-I appreciate the compliment."

"For those of you who do NOT like me-I have NEWS for you-I am NOT going to lose any sleep over it!"

Those are some wild things to say lol. So according to your "father", females have harder lives, are more complex, they're above men both genetically and sociologically, and just straight up more important... How am I even supposed to respond to that in any other way than say it sounds crazy? 😂

My philosophy is to make the world a better place in the little bubble of influence that I have, and to live the best life I can. Best life meaning being as moral and fair as a human as possible (for me), to share great experiences with both myself in isolation and other people around me whenever possible, and of course keep a close relationship with my God.

My personal philosophy is treat people the way you want to be treated.

In the beginning of this country, woman bore children, oftentimes nursing them while working in the fields, sewing, and cooking. Men provided safety, shelter, and hunted for meat, end did the heavy lifting. It was simple, no bs gender dysphoria or morality issues. The more complex we have become as a society the weaker we have become.

I would have to agree with your father. I agree that women are more complex than males.

One citizen one workforce one country. One country one citizen one earth.
AKA be productive and good things will be produced.
Aka work hard and good things will happen.

What do you think? Don't you agree with your father?

I would have to say stoicism is anything.

That’s not a question, it’s a statement of your father’s opinion.

I revert to Maimonides, do unto others as you expect them to do unto you!

Yes, avoid bullshit. Be prepared for what you are doing. Don't depend on anyone else for any part of it. Avoid needless relationships. Love others as you wish to be loved, but don't hold your breath.

The time of puberty has something to do with it too. It certainly does in the case of maturity.

Women have more expected of them.

modern society is an abomination/unnatural; Nature maintains it's own balance (until we fuck with it anyways). Adapt or die, the strong thrive, and the weak die off. The problem with humanity is that we spend too much resource and effort propping up people who contribute nothing to society and only drag everyone else down; it's even come to the point that the most incompetent/most dependent are treated with higher esteem than the self-reliant; eventually, it will all collapse.

The climate won't kill humanity, laziness & stupidity will...