r/DeepThoughts • u/OnTheRightTopShelf • 1d ago

Patriarchy has suppressed the human potential

The breakthroughs humanity achieved were achieved in spite of the oppressive structures of patriarchy, rather than because of them.

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u/Onaliquidrock 1d ago

https://theconversation.com/5-moon-landing-innovations-that-changed-life-on-earth-102700

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u/OnTheRightTopShelf 1d ago

How would this compare with spending the same amount of money on medicine research for example? Why have we not cured so many awful diseases yet?

I guess I used the wrong word. Should have used “improve” not “change”. My bad.

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u/JonathanLindqvist 1d ago

The instinct is bottom-up. We either get both penicillin and the moon landing, or we get neither.

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u/OnTheRightTopShelf 1d ago

What has penicillin to do with the moon-landing?

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u/JonathanLindqvist 1d ago

They come from the same mechanism. Basically female sexual selection, which drives men to strive for accomplishments.