Darcranium
@Darcranium@lemmy.world
- Comment on MANDATORY! 2 days ago:
After I sent that message, I realized it was not fair for me to ask you to provide sources I could easily look up myself, so I just looked a few up myself and found some similar results as you did. Overall the data is still lacking or incomplete, and you also see studies like this…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7846503/
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9331831/
Perhaps the NIH (ncbi) has an agenda? It’s been over a decade since I got my BA in neuroscience, but I can see the value of both arguments. I’m sure your qualifications to speak on this are just as high, if not higher than mine.
I get that my logic is not perfect, and I don’t think we should be pandering to the neonazis or the neoliberals. The wisest solution is not always the most logical, however, and we must pick our battles - new ones every few years. We need pragmatic legislation that helps everyone, before we start to address niche difficult issues like transgender equality in sports.
For now, I still think a bandaid solution is best; Trans women of any age cannot compete with cis women unless it’s expressly allowed by the regulatory committee of that particular sport - i.e. in an open division or in a sport where physical traits are not a statistical predictor of success.
That would help liberals and republicans get off this merry-go-round of absurd hypotheticals and focus on the major issues happening now, affecting us all.
- Comment on MANDATORY! 3 days ago:
Thank you for the well thought out response. I would love to see the studies about trans women athletes having no statistical advantage over cis women if you have them handy. I just want to learn, but unfortunately most people come into these arguments with just disgust and phobia, and I don’t think we should be picking a battle with them at this time. I think that’s a time for when we’ve resolved the issue of the electoral college and restored a true vote for all. If I were trans, I would like to think my vote counting, the climate, or fair pay would be more important to me than playing sports
- Comment on MANDATORY! 3 days ago:
I understand that MtF athletes are exceedingly rare and certainly not an issue worth platforming an entire campaign on (right or left). I identify as a progressive and want to focus on wealth redistribution, green energy, healthcare, and election reform. Can we just say that MtF athletes should complete with cis males or other trans athletes and be done with it? Otherwise we are going to be very divided as a country about something that only affects 1 percent of the population.
- Comment on MANDATORY! 4 days ago:
Would a good solution just be to make all bathrooms gender neutral, and use more private stalls with concierge service like they do in Japan?
- Comment on Anon has a proposal for you 5 days ago:
I used to have a recurring adventure dream/nightmare like this when I was a kid. Except the hut was NOT impenetrable.
- Comment on I despise laundry. How can I make my life contain less of it? 4 weeks ago:
During the summer months, you can just get away with wearing a swimsuit most days. Just get used to going in the pool pretty frequently after workouts and voila, your laundry and shower is taken care of. I used to ride my bike to the pool every day then do this, but I was like 10 so nobody raised an eyebrow
- Comment on Christa Pike at 18 years old when she was sentenced to death. She is now 50 and they are supposed to kill her this week 5 weeks ago:
Keep your eye on the ball (not the balls)
- Comment on Woman refuses to pay restaurant bill 2 months ago:
At first I thought this was a new term for a lady who takes a lot of pills, and is a “pill,” herself. Sounds like Hillary so really it’s perfect 🧑🍳😘
- Comment on When do we riot? 2 months ago:
Universal basic income would be a huge way to facilitate this. When we have a bit of a safety net, we can afford to take a few weeks off for a general strike. We can leave that evil corporate job, or educate ourselves on issues that need our attention. Studies have shown that with a little more time each week, people tend to invest more in the community or mutual aid. Not to mention, we could compel billionaires to join and facilitate the greatest redistribution of wealth in history. There’s a foundation (ITSA) attempting to start it’s own UBI via an app I recently joined. DM me if you want the link :)
- Comment on When do we riot? 2 months ago:
Universal basic income would be a huge way to facilitate this. When we have a bit of a safety net, we can afford to take a few weeks off for a general strike. We can leave that evil corporate job, or educate ourselves on issues that need our attention. Studies have shown that with a little more time each week, people tend to invest more in the community or mutual aid. Not to mention, we could compel billionaires to join and facilitate the greatest redistribution of wealth in history. There’s a foundation (ITSA) attempting to start it’s own UBI with an app called comingle if you are interested in getting started at the grass roots level.
- Comment on Anon joins a shitposting group 3 months ago:
This is why in many native cultures they stay away from being sarcastic. They’ve learned that it can be harmful to a society and they have the empathy to not want to make certain people who are out of the loop feel dumb
- Comment on I still can't get over Skyrim. Are there any games that can replace it? 4 months ago:
Zelda botw and totk
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
You sound like a person who doesn’t get much done
- Comment on Love when emoticons get translated to emojis, I love the modern internet 5 months ago:
Thanks! Think of all the miscommunication we could avoid with such an emoji
- Comment on Love when emoticons get translated to emojis, I love the modern internet 5 months ago:
I always loved the way :P looks and hate the emoji version 😛😋
Also I made up my own once for sarcasm ;:)
- Comment on FATALITY 7 months ago:
Inside would be even better. You could throw plates, squirt syrup bottles, and if you get too close to the customers/staff they could grab/trip you
- Comment on EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch - IGN 7 months ago:
Just punishment for making another FPS for a major corporation. Why they expect anything different at this point baffles me
- Comment on Its Over 😔 7 months ago:
You are right, but we shouldn’t compare ourselves to “most people.” The bar is WAY too low especially in modern day hypercapitalist, narcissistic, cold, uncaring countries. If we are going to compare ourselves to “most people,” at least recognize the context we are in. Most human earth citizens throughout history (and pre-history) are NOT AT ALL the same as the people of 1930s Germany or the late Roman empire, or this 250 year experiment we call the USA. Let’s compare yourselves to the good examples of people/tribes of the world, if we must compare ourselves to anyone.
- Comment on Norway anon pirates 9 months ago:
You da man
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- Comment on Trump wants the NFL to change its name so that soccer is the only sport called football: ‘We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff’ 11 months ago:
I love this. But I feel like Handoval might go over better
- Comment on How do we make this happen? 3 years ago:
I initially read “photoshop” instead of “photograph.” I guess my brain thought that was a more likely title/occurrence
