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Rachel's avatar

Wow. This just laid out and connected so many different aspects of modern America that have disappointed and creeped me out and now I've just realized that they are all connected with the same (terrible) goal in mind. Thank you for writing and sharing this.

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Angela Veronica Wong's avatar

Thanks so much, Rachel! Like you, these aspects were troubling me as well, and I didn't quite see it all until I worked on the essay.

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Maggie Frank-Hsu's avatar

If they ever figure out "extrauterine" reproduction they can just get rid of us all together. They hate that they need us at all.

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Angela Veronica Wong's avatar

For sure, i agree that many pro-natalists are enthusiastic about "advancing" reproductive technologies, particularly in ways that veer close to (or maybe into) eugenics. I also think many want women to keep performing the post-birth reproductive labor (raising children), which is why they're so adamant about convincing women that feminism and professional ambitions are the enemy. Thank you for reading!

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Amanda Montei's avatar

But for backup, they’ve got Musk’s humanoid robot 🥴

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Maggie Frank-Hsu's avatar

Good point! Thank you for giving me plenty to think about in the essay and here as well.

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Carrie's avatar

Are we now a censored republic? Google and Duck Duck Go searches are no longer consistently intuitive. I searched 7/13/25 Sunday talk show lineup in various ways today on a phone and computer. I could not access correct results. Old dates populated and totally different information than requested populated. Did anyone else notice this?

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