Due to inflation, a bird in the hand is now only worth 1.73 in the bush

This is one I'm reminded of any time someone asks me questions about why I'm interested in [whatever topic]

more like ben crappel amiright

Right?? The idea that allowing gender transition reinforces binary gender norms is so facially absurd that it's hard to believe anyone could actually believe it

I don't think you can even parody this. "Mamdani wants to forcibly transition gay children JUST LIKE THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT" is so insane you can't even respond. You just have to kind of stare in wonder

WHAT

It's also curious to note how often they say things like "sure, we haven't figured everything out, but we definitely know enough to know it's good when you do [worst thing you've ever heard]"

History has got some odd stuff in it I will tell you that

Every time I think I'm getting close to being done with reading about eugenics I discover something like "the eugenic case for interbreeding" or "ancient Jews only survived persecution because they were good at eugenics" and then I'm pulled back in

Huh

And this is a conclusion so well established that it doesn't even need to be defended or elaborated?

I should really read more Habermas' because The Future of Human Nature is one of the best things I've read about eugenics and that isn't even one of his important works

I think it would have to be quite a bit cheaper. We already have comparably expensive meat substitutes but people don't eat them. If it gets *substantially* cheaper then at some point surely it will have an impact but until then I think it'll probably be pretty much a wash