re: #76 Lidane

… well, actually, considering the fascinating article posted previously, he’s right.

For those who haven’t gone and read it, here’s a simple summary.

The pill (in particular and other contraceptives in general) is quite possibly a technological advance that exceeds anything since the wheel given its impact on societies worldwide.

Prior to contraceptives, anatomy was destiny. With contraceptives, pregnancy can be delayed and even avoided making anatomy’s destiny optional. With pregnancy no longer being essentially unavoidable, the male role of protector/controller also gets significantly reduced. Given that those two roles are almost axiomatic in most cultures the reduction/elimination is shattering.

Given how long it took to “get over” things like the effect of the printing press or the steam engine or the internal combustion engine, believing that we’re done with the chaos a mere 50 years later is wallowing in ignorance.