[raincole]

Higher education is strongly associated to lower fertility rates. Especially for women, but for men too. So no the argument doesn't ignore the existence of smart women. Smart women (and men) just far less likely to reproduce, statistically speaking.

[9dev]

> […] overflowing with smart guys. […] smart guys build […] he's the smartest guy […] local rich guy would start a business […]

It’s pretty clear this entire crude theory is based on a thinking system that has little place for women in active positions.

And if your immediate reaction to that is annoyance because it seems like an insignificant detail, maybe reflect on that for a moment.

[newsclues]

Are you upset about biology or the logic that follows the reality of human biology?

[9dev]

What now, human biology dictates men lead and women bear children? I'm upset some people carry that pathetic incel narrative over to HN.

[newsclues]

I’m going to ignore the stupidity and point out the problem of time.

If you spend your time educating yourself and working, you don’t have time to reproduce and raise children. Thus declining birth rates

Reality isn’t an incentive narrative. Go research declining birth rates and female education attainment and you will find charts that make it clear

[9dev]

If your answer to that problem is less women should attain higher education and take care of raising children instead, we just fundamentally disagree. Women have an equal right to education and working as men do.

The charts you refer to show an environment where the responsibility for care work is heavily skewed to the detriment of women. If men took up a bigger part of raising children, it would be easier for couples to do that. But the vast majority of men don't.