@thelucentbloom@thegenesisbl0ck This argument quietly assumes women lack agency. Men don't create situationships by themselves. If ambiguity is costly, then both parties share responsibility for accepting it. Adults are responsible for the relationships they choose to remain in
@AnnaLeptikon@thegenesisbl0ck That's a sweeping claim. The sexual revolution removed constraints for both men and women. Women gained greater freedom in education, careers, contraception, and partner choice. If we're measuring benefits, it's hard to argue only one side came out ahead
@thegenesisbl0ck You're describing your experiences with certain men, not men in general. Many men could make the exact same argument about women who wanted the benefits of commitment without the responsibilities. Individual experiences are real, but they don't prove a gender-wide pattern
@XenniallTeach@wanderfall9@MrGringo418@MyDarkArmy@RealPostFolder "I wouldn't ask for a prenup" is a personal preference, not an argument. Plenty of people trust their spouses and still define property rights in advance. Trust doesn't require giving someone a claim on assets they had no role in creating
@XenniallTeach@margarittett@Hynivan@RealPostFolder You're changing the subject again. If the problem is deception, then the debate is about honesty. But the original complaint wasn't "he wasn't transparent." It was "I'll get nothing if we split tomorrow." Those are two very different concerns
@margarittett@XenniallTeach@Hynivan@RealPostFolder Protecting premarital assets isn't wrongdoing. If she helps build wealth during the marriage, she deserves a share of that wealth. But claiming entitlement to assets accumulated before she entered the picture is a completely different argument. You must read her post closely
@margarittett@XenniallTeach@Hynivan@RealPostFolder I see your argument keeps shifting. First it was "he's leaving her with nothing." Then, when wills and life insurance are mentioned, it becomes "she doesn't know." At this point, it seems you'll reject any I said, unless it includes access to premarital assets
@margarittett@XenniallTeach@Hynivan@RealPostFolder You're conflating financial security with ownership. A spouse can be protected through life insurance, a will, and estate planning without gaining a claim on assets they had no role in building before the marriage. Marriage is a partnership, not a retroactive ownership transfer
Chinese people are not terrified of AI because China mostly presents automation as a way to remove humans from dangerous, exhausting, hostile work:
Coal mines, power grids, extreme weather, heavy industry, and disaster response.
In America, AI arrives with layoffs, “efficiency,” restructuring, shareholder value, and workers being told their lives are obsolete.
Same technology, different civilization logic.
One asks: How can machines reduce human suffering?
The other asks: How many humans can we remove from payroll?
AI does not automatically become dystopia.
It becomes dystopia when capitalism owns the switch.
@wanderfall9@MrGringo418@XenniallTeach@MyDarkArmy@RealPostFolder A prenup isn't planning for failure any more than car insurance is planning for a crash. If assets built before the relationship are truly irrelevant, then excluding them shouldn't be a problem. You can't claim it's not about the money while objecting to protections on the money
@XenniallTeach@Hynivan@RealPostFolder It doesn't matter. His assets were there long before she met him. She shouldn't have a say in what he does with those assets. The fact that she wants a share of them is a very clear sign that she's already planning an exit before the marriage even begins