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y is this getting ratiod? them: "the pay gap is terrible, we need to eliminate the disparity between men and women" also them: "you cold robot monster, valuing productivity over natural motherhood"

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vitalik.eth

@VitalikButerin

Jan 18, 2022

Replying to @DeepCipher @shl and @elonmusk

Disparities in economic success between men and women are far larger once marriage+children enter the picture. Synthetic wombs would remove the high burden of pregnancy, significantly reducing the inequality. vox.com/2018/2/19/1701

12:08 AM · Jan 20, 2022

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Is the womb going to raise the child?

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No, but it would reduce the high burden of pregnancy.

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Misha Gurevich, Photographer, VC, Wives 0/1

@drethelin

Jan 20, 2022

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@Aella_Girl

this seems like one of the most blatant examples of the different thems being different people

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i don't think so, at least not all the way! anti-work, fuck-capitalism people also tend to be quite liberal and anti pay-gap

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It literally has nothing to do with logic and everything to do with their perception that Vitalik is "some rich tech guy" and therefore is evil

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Synthetic wombs commoditize and devalue a scarce resource. It’s like when women criticize other women’s promiscuity

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What are your thoughts on the effects synthetic wombs would have on the maternal bond and the family dynamic?

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I support the research, but it's very far out. If you want to support fertility, there are many other better things. There is also a conflation of economic and social norms that is triggering. Women raising kids isn't just about productivity numbers.

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many people are comfortable with the fact that motherhood is the root cause of the pay gap

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Maybe because looking at pregnancy as a burden is a fucked up mentality. It’s tough, yes. But it’s also a privilege. It’s unique to woman. We literally get to grow our humans inside our bodies.. that is not a burden. It’s a privilege men will never experience

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