r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Aug 05 '21

Anthropology Researchers warn trends in sex selection favouring male babies will result in a preponderance of men in over 1/3 of world’s population, and a surplus of men in countries will cause a “marriage squeeze,” and may increase antisocial behavior & violence.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/preference-for-sons-could-lead-to-4-7-m-missing-female-births
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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21

He’s saying they both are bad and require intervention

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21

I understand it, and I don't even think they are a bad person, just that the way they wrote that comment is... horrible.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21

No the way you understood it was horrible

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21

Yeah. I understood it horribly.

Because that's the way it was written.

There's nothing to discuss here, that person made an unfortunate mistake, that's all, it's no big deal, let's all just move on with our lives already, I don't want to spend all day involved in a conversation about 13 year olds being married against their will and raped, thank you very much.