Excellent piece as usual, Janice. Yes, feminists have never grasped the basics of economics. Given a particular demand for A, increasing the supply of A decreases the price of A. So when the Pill came along, sex became much more plentiful for men and the price they were willing to pay dropped. All of a sudden, the woman who wanted to…
Excellent piece as usual, Janice. Yes, feminists have never grasped the basics of economics. Given a particular demand for A, increasing the supply of A decreases the price of A. So when the Pill came along, sex became much more plentiful for men and the price they were willing to pay dropped. All of a sudden, the woman who wanted to delay sex even until marriage found herself competing unsuccessfully with those who happily wanted their gratification now. Much the same holds true today on college campuses. The number of women has increased and they're distressed about the fact that their value in men's eyes has decreased. I hate to tell them, but there's really nothing anyone can do about that. All the whining in the world won't alter economic basics. Plus of course, those same basics applied in the 1960s and 70s when men made up the great majority of college enrollees. But of course the women weren't complaining then. And neither were the men. We just considered it a given that we had to do a lot to get the attention of a worthwhile woman. That we didn't complain and they are now, speaks volumes about female entitlement and the value of being seen as a victim.
When the supply of something increases, the price indeed drops. One way to compete is to add value. In this case, it would mean women competing for scarce men by working to make themselves attractive, and pleasing to be around - gracious and nice. By and large we don't see that. Instead there's a lot of obesity, green hair, and amongst those who don't uglify themselves, raging narcissistic entitlement. Perversely, they've reacted to the oversupply problem by making themselves less valuable. Go figure.
Excellent piece as usual, Janice. Yes, feminists have never grasped the basics of economics. Given a particular demand for A, increasing the supply of A decreases the price of A. So when the Pill came along, sex became much more plentiful for men and the price they were willing to pay dropped. All of a sudden, the woman who wanted to delay sex even until marriage found herself competing unsuccessfully with those who happily wanted their gratification now. Much the same holds true today on college campuses. The number of women has increased and they're distressed about the fact that their value in men's eyes has decreased. I hate to tell them, but there's really nothing anyone can do about that. All the whining in the world won't alter economic basics. Plus of course, those same basics applied in the 1960s and 70s when men made up the great majority of college enrollees. But of course the women weren't complaining then. And neither were the men. We just considered it a given that we had to do a lot to get the attention of a worthwhile woman. That we didn't complain and they are now, speaks volumes about female entitlement and the value of being seen as a victim.
When the supply of something increases, the price indeed drops. One way to compete is to add value. In this case, it would mean women competing for scarce men by working to make themselves attractive, and pleasing to be around - gracious and nice. By and large we don't see that. Instead there's a lot of obesity, green hair, and amongst those who don't uglify themselves, raging narcissistic entitlement. Perversely, they've reacted to the oversupply problem by making themselves less valuable. Go figure.
Good points. Thanks.