Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and inventor ofEthereum, has become the latest victim of this insolence.
The 27-year-old had pitched a bold solution to the gender pay gap: synthetic wombs.
Synthetic wombs would remove the high burden of pregnancy, significantly reducing the inequality, he tweeted on Tuesday.
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They argued that biological gestation isnt the main barrier to gender equality.
Instead, they pointed to the high costs of childrearing, limited governmental support, and widespread sexism.
Some pointed to the positive aspects of pregnancy or suggested that Buterin was disconnected from reality.
Bro plz go outside every once in awhile
Dylan LeClair ?
If there arent enough people for Earth, then there definitely wont be enough for Mars.
Synthetic wombs would presumably provide Musk with the workers that his Martian colony requires.
Both have founded lionized companies, joined the billionaires club, and cultivated the image of brilliant polymaths.
The duo is also capable of laughing at themselves ina weirdly self-aggrandizing sort of way.
Buterin last week asked for the most unhingedcriticisms of him on Twitter.
After 20 hours, hed received over 2,400 responses.
HT Molly White
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