08/02/23 - Men would have to only produce X-sperm or Y-sperm for it to actually be meaningfully their choice.
The Deputy Head of Hebei’s Water Management Bureau explains that, “There has been enormous amounts of rain in Zhuozhou. The average rainfall in the city is 398 mm. Several rivers flow into Zhuo Zhou. The biggest from, from Bei Juma River, has reached up to 4500 cubic metres of water per second. At the same time, they’re getting water from the Fangshan district of Beijing too. Liuli River and Xiaoqing River is also dumping water into Zhuozhou at over 3000 cubic metres per second. That is severely affecting Zhuozhou’s anti-flood features, and the entire city is almost underwater. Right now, the water level has ceased rising, but it is going to take time for the water to receded too. Based on estimations, there are still 300 to 400 million cubic metres of water that has yet to enter Zhuozhou.”
Comments say, “Yeah, floods are normally alright. But you’re fucked if people upstream open the floodgates to save themselves.”
“A lot of livestock have died—we gotta be careful of another plague.”
“I can see the ads for donations from the Red Cross already.”
“Honestly, men are very realistic. I’ve got a male friend, 34 years old, who gave up on a four year relationship with his 26-year-old ex, and married a 32-year-old girl who was introduced to him. I asked him the reasons.
He said that first, he thinks his ex is a bit of a snowflake. Her emotions are very unstable, and he needs to comfort her all the time. It’s fine once or twice, but if it’s all the time, he’s going to feel resentful too. Every time he thinks about marriage, he thinks he doesn’t want to spend the rest of his life comforting her. He’ll get tired. He doesn’t want to marry an ancestor he has to put on a pedestal.
Secondly, he thinks that his ex doesn’t bring any advantages to the marriage aside from looks and age. She’s not very suitable as a lifelong partner.
So what’s the advantage his 32-year-old blind date girlfriend brings? First, she’s from the same socioeconomic class as him. He’s from a fairly wealthy family. Both of his parents have a pension. As soon as he graduated from university, his parents bought him a house and a car, fully paid off. So he doesn’t have to worry about bills at all. And he has a very stable income, around 150K a year. Since he has no house or car payments, he’s got very substantial savings.
Secondly, this blind date girl is very emotionally stable, very detail-oriented, never kicks up a fuss. The only reason she stayed single until 32 was because she was devoted to her career and didn’t have many friends, so she never met many guys.
Thirdly, this blind date girl had a higher degree than him. Both her Bachelor’s and Master’s are from top-ranked universities. That means she’s smart, and she’ll give the kids a better education too.
Fourthly, this blind date girl is just as capable as him. She makes about 170K a year, and bought herself a house, and her family got her a car.
So if they get together, they can solidify their socioeconomic class to the greatest extent, and prevent any chance that their family might slip down. That’s something his ex can’t offer him.
Honestly, I didn’t think he’d break up with his ex. From my point of view, he really was very, very good to her. He spends money on her, he cares about her. His ex always thought he really did love her. The break up caught her completely by surprise. She couldn’t accept it at all. She fought it for a month. At the end, she went to his family and stood outside his door and cried and screamed at him for being a heartless dick. All his neighbours know about it.
He didn’t feel anything when he saw that. He just wanted to get away. She really was too emotional. He was right to break up with her.
He said that, “Everyone has the right to change their mind. I don’t owe her anything. First, when we were together, I didn’t do anything to betray her. Second, whatever she wanted, I bought for her. I spent quite a lot of money on her. I’m always the one compromising.”
I guess there’s nothing wrong with what he said, but he seemed just too rational about this.
They were together for four years, and he didn’t need any time to think it over. And as soon as he broke up, he was right back in the game. Went to dating straight away, and now he’s being just as good to another girl.
So, I’m just reminding you, never overestimate how important you are to somebody. Love can be beautiful, but as soon as it concerns marriage, most people are going to be rational. When they’re young, they might blindly rush along for the sake of love, but as they get older, that mindset is going to disappear too.”
Comments say, “His emotions are too stable. When he wants love, he’ll find a pretty, lively young girl. When he wants marriage, he’ll find a woman in his own class. He’s only thinking about himself. He doesn’t care about sentimentality at all. How calculating. I could never do it.”
“Wow, that 32-year-old girl lost out hard. Got a guy who’s older than her, has a lower degree than her, and makes less money than her, and he’d already been with someone else for years.”
“If he won’t marry her, then he’s just fucked with her for free. Don’t pretend it’s about her personality. They were together for four years, not four days. Did he not know her? Within a year, you should know what her personality is like. So why didn’t he break up with her then? He just found someone better. He was just looking for a horse while riding a donkey.”
A compilation of comments under a tiktok video explaining that it’s the sperm which decides the gender of the child. The egg always carries the X chromosome, but the sperm can carry either the X or Y chromosome.
“But it’s up to the woman’s vaginal environment, whether it’s acidic or basic. If it’s acidic-leaning, X-chromosome sperm survive longer. Otherwise, it’s Y-chromosome sperm.”
“Men don’t decide the gender of the child. Women don’t decide the gender of the child either. No one can decide it. Either statement is wrong. From your explanation, men gave both sperm carrying X chromosomes and Y chromosomes. It’s up to the woman which one she chose, so it’s still up to the woman.”
“I gave you both X and Y, so obviously, you’re the one choosing.”
“Are men wrong for offering both?”
“Men would have to only produce X-sperm or Y-sperm for it to actually be meaningfully their choice.”
“Are you sure high school biology books said it was up to men?”
A tiktok video of quadruplets—one boy, three girls. Internet comments say, “I’m so jealous—you got both in one package.”
Comments say, “Holding the one boy, watching the three girls. XD”
“The fairest, fattest baby has the cutest smile!”
“I can’t believe she has four babies who are all this cute.”
A compilation of people showing off their ugly tattos:
“Anyone worse than mine?” [Tattoo reads “Get Rich”]
“So did you get rich?”
“Do you guys not think before you get a tattoo?”
“You have to get to a certain stage of life before you understand some things XD”
“I regret it so much. And it’s so hard to cover up.” [Tattoo reads “Enjoy Life While You Can”, a sort of Chinese version of YOLO]
“I regret it so much.”
“No one’s uglier than mine, right? I’m always embarrassed to reach my hand out.” [I have genuinely no idea]
“What even is that supposed to be?”
“Can’t tell you how much I regret it.” [Tattoo is Chinese YOLO again.]
“You can cut it off, sis! I cut mine off. Only takes 1-2 session! I’ve done five rounds of tattoo removal and it didn’t work, so I just cut the whole thing off!”
“Watching you all be annoyed by your tattoos has offered me some comfort.” [A…a bat???]
“Before I opened it up, I thought that was a lobster, hahahahaha.”
“Got this when I was 19. Now I want to peel the skin off of my arm with a knife. Regret it so much I want to die.”
“Wow, that is so non-mainstream. How old are you now?”
“I’ve had it for seven years, and I’ve worn long sleeves for seven years.”
“But this one is actually kinda pretty.”
“What am I gonna do when I’m fifty?”
“You’re gonna be a cute grandpa.”
“Got a tattoo of a dog I used to own.”
“That’s actually meaningful, though.”
“I was young once, and rebellious and headstrong and loved freedom.” [Reads “People’s Educational Publishing House”—the place that prints textbooks in China.]
“Hahahaha, how explosive! I would never think of such an idea!”
“I’m glad that everyone else is regretting theirs too.”
“Hahahahahaha.”
“I don’t even know what I’m going to do after 50.”
“There’s a pizza beneath it too, and a banana. I also wanted a tattoo of a refrigerator and a microwave, but thank god, I held back.”
“My tattoo is so ugly I want to cry. It’s so goddamn ugly. Are there any recommendations for what I could cover it up with? I want to get tattoo removal, but they’re saying a session or two isn’t gonna get rid of this.” [Too blurry for me to tell what it says]
“I’m considering just getting an amputation when I get old.”
“Hahahaha, this one is really unique though, and it’s cute! And it’ll never get dated!”