Both sexes are identically crucial to the world
because both are identically crucial to the continuation of HUMANITY (reproduction)
(when we say “the world” — we mean WORLD as it pertains to sustaining humans
otherwise, the world beyond humans will be quite fine, with us or without us, obviously)
However men,
(on average, obviously. Everything in this text deals with the average)
are better equipped with all matters pertaining to SURVIVAL
…and CONQUEST
-strength
-ambition
-aggression
-etc
Female is arguably better equipped with tasks of caring, maintaining, nurturing, celebrating
Obviously this dichotomy is most pronounced in matters of reproduction and caring for children
But it also is reflected in how society arranges itself
Both roles are, again, crucial, and synergistic
Therefore any idea of one SEX being better than other is nonsensical
It’s like comparing engine to wheels, which one is “better” for the car — both are obviously completely necessary
HOWEVER since creative (and destructive) power of man is greater — it’s the man who calls the shots
He built it
Therefore has the first say in how it’s done
And what is first done with it
And he gets the early benefits of it
And he gets the first praise for it
Therefore YES, the world IS a patriarchy, determined by the differences in sexes — and YES, the WORLD IS “BUILT FOR MEN” first
or to be MORE PRECISE:
-world is created for both sexes
-since BOTH sexes benefit in the creation
-and both will MANAGE those benefits (female arguably even more)
However,
Much of the world is THE CONSTRUCTION SITE itself, it’s constantly being built and rebuilt
And that of course is quite a masculine environment
And quite suited to men
And quite less suited to women
And therefore less comfortable to women, and more difficult to assert oneself in
This INCLUDES:
-TECHNICAL problems
(obviously more natural to men)
-including technical problem of RESOURCES allocation, RISKING capital, understanding complex systems,
(nerdy fucking shit and stressful and competitive)
-brutal competition, even if not zero sum, then still hierarchical
-GAME-like detachment from mere human issues in favour of grander vision
-etc
Aforementioned problems are EQUALLY RELEVANT in their OUTCOME to both sexes — but are more masculine in their NUTS and bolts
Which means that, for instance, the OUTCOME, the fruit of ENGINEERING, will be equally relevant to both sexes
But the ENGINEERING itself will be done by man
AND the first benefits of it will be enjoyed by man too (reward)
And though, again, the woman will get to enjoy the fruit of this wonderful work, eventually,
it will always come AFTER the men
And there is nothing to do with it
Differences are to be celebrated, not destroyed
Even if they result in inequality
Not every place on earth has equal temperature either, or equally beautiful views
But yes, the world is less equal than we sometimes like to admit
And even less of that inequality makes sense to ever rectify (though some does)
Just be mindful of it
Celebrate and concentrate on that which can be accomplished, built together,
(this obviously is the right advice for every single relationship and organisation under the sun)
Especially taking advantage of those synergies,
While understanding the differences, PROFOUNDLY, and accepting them fully
Failure to do so will lead to actual discrimination — i.e. one which is unfair (rather than incisively meritoriously discrimination)
And by either sex toward either sex
Which is unproductive and then destructive
Addendum:
How unequal it actually is — I don’t know
How fairly discriminating and meritorious vs unfairly discriminating the world is right now — I don’t know.
How much men and women actually differ — I don’t know
Answer to above questions is always just a RELATIVE APPROXIMATION — not a concrete immutable fact
Both sides of the debate are overconfident, thus destroying nuance — thus missing the mark — thus perpetuating and aggravating actual (unfair) DISCRIMINATION