[This post is part of a longer series; see the Index for an overview.] CATEGORY 0: Disclaimers. [36 items] By necessity, each item is a rough generalization across men and across women. When I say “men are more X, women are more Y”, what I mean is that if you were to graph the prevalence of traits X and Y among men and women, you’d likely get bell curves that are in large part overlapping, but for which the means differ slightly. As an example: if an entire third (but only a third) of all women have more of some trait X than the average incidence of this trait in men, it is mathematically the case that on average, ‘men are more X than women.’ Unless specified otherwise (and I don’t think I ever do or would), “men are more X than women” never, ever means that every single man is more X than every single woman, or even more than the average woman.
I think I was linked here from ACX, but I'm definitely here to stay. This is a very thorough, thoughtful start, and your writing style is very pleasant to read. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this series today
I think I was linked here from ACX, but I'm definitely here to stay. This is a very thorough, thoughtful start, and your writing style is very pleasant to read. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this series today