Shouldn’t you be including recovery time in that minimum?
Then you should also exclude the first few months, when (from what I’ve seen) aren’t that bad.
Also, why focus on the minimum rather than the typical in practice
Because that’s what my awesomeness-o-meter (which is what started this subthread) seems to respond to, especially given that Pragmatist put it in terms of sperm.
Let’s call it 4*10^5 minutes, then.
My response was to what is ‘minimal obligatory’—assuming the obligation is placed by biology, rather than law or honor or reason. Over a lifetime of care, the differences vary more by couple than gender, I’d expect.
Shouldn’t you be including recovery time in that minimum?
Also, why focus on the minimum rather than the typical in practice or father’s investment which is most likely to lead to grandchildren?
Then you should also exclude the first few months, when (from what I’ve seen) aren’t that bad.
Because that’s what my awesomeness-o-meter (which is what started this subthread) seems to respond to, especially given that Pragmatist put it in terms of sperm.
Let’s call it 4*10^5 minutes, then. My response was to what is ‘minimal obligatory’—assuming the obligation is placed by biology, rather than law or honor or reason. Over a lifetime of care, the differences vary more by couple than gender, I’d expect.