Rationality has been banished from progressive spaces: a follow up
Most of my ideas, compressed
A couple of days ago, I published a post about how women’s discourse suppresses truth, and the response was far stronger than I expected.
I had comments disabled on the post initially, but many of you in the subscriber chat mentioned that you enjoyed reading them, so I enabled comments for paid subscribers this morning. You are welcome to discuss here or in the subscriber chat, which is open to all. The original post will remain paywalled because I think people who pay me should have access to less filtered thoughts. I explore some of these themes in the conversation below. And, notwithstanding this post, you won’t be hearing from me until October. In fact, if you see me posting, you are welcome to remind me that I’m not supposed to be for my own sanity.
A conversation with on the Battle of the Sexes
Monsieur Problemz and I first interacted over my arguments about DEI, where he took umbrage with the victims in my story not being men (a fair criticism). But, we found that we have more in common than we perhaps realized, including being Model Minorities(TM). We had a wide-ranging conversation, and he has kindly lifted his paywall for two days so you can all listen. I don’t think either of us expected to enjoy this conversation as much as we did.
0:01:49: Social dynamics: "pick me" girls, interracial relationships, and discomfort in social circles
0:08:54: My professional and academic background and observations on gendered workplace dynamics
0:17:10: Our early experiences with gendered competition, family dynamics, and observations on trans coworkers
0:18:56 Engagement rings, status signaling, and authenticity in social class markers
0:28:22: Organizational structure, authority, and the feminization of workplace culture
0:33:59: My ideological turns and how I got here
0:45:59: The impact of social exclusion on my personal growth
0:55:14: How I’ve been wrong
1:01:23: The risk of anti-feminism becoming a cottage industry, and the limitations of women critiquing women
1:11:45: Women's reluctance to admit fault, moral superiority, and the evolutionary roots of neuroticism
1:18:16 Why is Cartoons Hate Her so popular?
1:24:56: The "hostage negotiation" of gender politics and the challenge of compromise between the sexes
1:29:00: The rules of discourse, truth-seeking, and the difficulty of honest conversation in mixed-gender groups
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As a guy, women's communication norms affect not only my relationships with women, but my ability to form friendships with other guys. My boss at the last job I was at was not only respectable, but a guy I could hang out with on weekends. But his girlfriend was uncompromising about certain socio-political ideas and there was no question he would prioritize a long-term serious relationship over a casual friendship.
I guess I'm trying to say please keep speaking the truth. The implications reach farther than you might imagine.
1. I think it was Camile Paglia who pointed out that conservatives are responsible for a disproportionate amount of groundbreaking scholarship, not because they are so much smarter or their ideas are so much better, but because they have to have their facts and logic in order, lest the consensus pounce.
A thespian lemonist of my acquaintance pointed out something similar about gay men being responsible for a disproportionate amount of interesting academic work, while lesbians being responsible for comparatively little. Her theory was because gay men live to bring each other down, while lesbians are afraid to give each other offense.
2. Anyway, taking as given that women's discourse is "wired" as you claim - what does anyone propose to do about it?