If you could go back in time and un-invent one thing... what would it be?

[ceo]

English does not refer to the language
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go back to trashology

I can't, it was UN-invented!!!


*flexes*

 

[musclemom]

Birth control pills.

Hear me out. I think they found an inferior solution and settled for the easy out, and a lot of damage is being done to women (and maybe even the human race) because of settling. There has got to be a better way to control/prevent pregnancy without screwing with a woman's hormones.

 

[mrplunkey]

Birth control pills.

Hear me out. I think they found an inferior solution and settled for the easy out, and a lot of damage is being done to women (and maybe even the human race) because of settling. There has got to be a better way to control/prevent pregnancy without screwing with a woman's hormones.

I'd argue that giving women 100% (well, 99% actually) control over their reproductive systems ushered in today's era of equality.

To me, birth control pills are like cars. They are incredibly beneficial yet still kill a lot of people every year.

 

[mrplunkey]

I'd un-invent LBJ's great society. It set into motion the entitlement programs that will at least bankrupt us and at worst destroy us.

 

[musclemom]

I'd argue that giving women 100% (well, 99% actually) control over their reproductive systems ushered in today's era of equality.

To me, birth control pills are like cars. They are incredibly beneficial yet still kill a lot of people every year.

Couldn't agree with you more, however,I still think that hormonally manipulating the female body was taking the easy way out

Think about what it feels like for a man to have his testosterone levels mucked around with. There are researchers/doctors/gynecologists/endos who would argue that a woman's body/psyche is more heavily impacted by disproportionately smaller changes.

 

[mrplunkey]

Couldn't agree with you more, however,I still think that hormonally manipulating the female body was taking the easy way out

Think about what it feels like for a man to have his testosterone levels mucked around with. There are researchers/doctors/gynecologists/endos who would argue that a woman's body/psyche is more heavily impacted by disproportionately smaller changes.

That's cause all wimminz are crazy to being with.



I do agree that the pill isn't the optimal solution. I bet I could get a rabid environmentalist here who'd say the same thing about automobiles.

I'm waiting for our history books to be revised to label Henry Ford as a war criminal against the environment.

 

[binö]

Birth control pills.

Hear me out. I think they found an inferior solution and settled for the easy out, and a lot of damage is being done to women (and maybe even the human race) because of settling. There has got to be a better way to control/prevent pregnancy without screwing with a woman's hormones.

but has the impact of less people on the earth and therefore less strain of soon to be scarce(?) resources outweighed the damage done to a small percent of the pop?
sucks to look at things like that, but i find it hard not to

 

[mrplunkey]

but has the impact of less people on the earth and therefore less strain of soon to be scarce(?) resources outweighed the damage done to a small percent of the pop?
sucks to look at things like that, but i find it hard not to

... another good point.

Wouldn't sacrificing females' hormonal balance be a trivial price to pay for protecting Mother Earth?

I thought preserving the planet for future generations was all about sacrifice.

 

[Mr. dB]

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[musclemom]

but has the impact of less people on the earth and therefore less strain of soon to be scarce(?) resources outweighed the damage done to a small percent of the pop?
sucks to look at things like that, but i find it hard not to

The impact on population has been less than you'd thik (thank the missionaries for spreading the word that God likes babies) and I wonder if it even comes close to balancing out the damage done to the environment and the health of both genders by environmental hormones.

I'm not saying I wish there were no way of controlling pregnancy and birth, I just wish that the first (and by default virtually ONLY), answer hadn't been screwing with a woman's endocrine system.

For example, why a relatively easily reversible vasectomy hasn't been invented yet is totally beyond me. Better yet, why not come up with a drug that targets the fluid the prostate creates, turning that into a spermicide instead of nutrient?

A woman's entire psyche and physiology hinges on her hormonal balance, who can kid themselves that screwing with that is in any way the best answer to the problem?