There is no such thing as a default LW user either, as far as I’m aware. “Statistically predominant” is not the same concept as “default”. We can decide whether or not to treat a certain behavior or property or whatever (if any) as the default in a particular context. We can’t in general decide which behavior/property/whatever is the statistically predominant one.
Obvious notion that shouldn’t be obvious: Getting what you want.
This is what was answered—it’s about what people in general want, it’s not about what the typical LW reader might want.
Now that I think about it, the idea that women should have ambitions outside their families is pretty new so far as I know. So is the idea that everyone should aim for being extraordinary.
My thanks to everyone who voted Lumifer’s comments up—I wasn’t will to take a karma penalty to reply.
the idea that women should have ambitions outside their families is pretty new so far as I know.
That all women should have ambitions outside of Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church) might be a new idea, but for women belonging to elites it was acceptable for a long time—ruling queens are certainly not unknown in antiquity: Cleopatra, Boadicea, etc.
Like a full belly and a fertile woman to screw?
That sort of comment assumes that the default human is male, and probably heterosexual male.
The default population of LW is heterosexual male :-) There is no such thing as a default human.
There is no such thing as a default LW user either, as far as I’m aware. “Statistically predominant” is not the same concept as “default”. We can decide whether or not to treat a certain behavior or property or whatever (if any) as the default in a particular context. We can’t in general decide which behavior/property/whatever is the statistically predominant one.
True. Still, for certain basic drives one’s gender matters and writing out two (at least :-D) cases is often too much hassle for a simple comment.
This is what was answered—it’s about what people in general want, it’s not about what the typical LW reader might want.
Now that I think about it, the idea that women should have ambitions outside their families is pretty new so far as I know. So is the idea that everyone should aim for being extraordinary.
My thanks to everyone who voted Lumifer’s comments up—I wasn’t will to take a karma penalty to reply.
That all women should have ambitions outside of Kinder, Küche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church) might be a new idea, but for women belonging to elites it was acceptable for a long time—ruling queens are certainly not unknown in antiquity: Cleopatra, Boadicea, etc.
Yes, I meant the idea that all women should have ambitions outside the home.
I’m not sure that ruling queens became such because of their ambition, or if they inherited the job.