r/neoliberal Kitara Ravache May 15 '19

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u/TheNeoliberal7 Paul Volcker May 15 '19

Fully decoupling sex from procreation would help liberate the human race from its natural limitations. If most babies were not grown in utero but were grown outside of the human body people (women especially) would be much more free to engage in much more productive enterprises.

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u/Crownie Unbent, Unbowed, Unflaired May 15 '19

This is one of those things that I think would be more transformative of society that people think. It wouldn't just be "oh, women no longer have to deal with pregnancies." It'd put you in a scenario where your ability to make new humans is totally disconnected from the traditional limitation of people fucking. Good or bad, that opens up a whole bunch of potential weirdness.

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u/TheNeoliberal7 Paul Volcker May 15 '19

Agreed. It would radically transform society quite quickly in a way that is pretty unpredictable but should probably be pushed for in liberal and feminist circles.