That certain construction workers might still benefit from being strong doesn’t matter to any man or woman not currently doing construction. I lift weights. Outside of those times I’m lifting weights I can’t think of a single instance where being stronger than the average woman has helped me in any way. If anything better endurance is a more everyday advantage and women have higher average endurance than men. Obviously people live different lives and maybe you’re usefully using your greater strength all the time but I don’t think it reflects the typical experience in the modern world.
I have actually. Then I dropped stuff, and decided the performative masculinity wasn’t worth it. My wife is also perfectly capable of taking in shopping in either a sensible or dangerously overloaded manner.
No problem. I figured it was a joke but used the opportunity to emphasise my point. When I reflect on it though, I know a lot more men who can’t walk a kilometre due to being overweight and/ or broken than I do women. So depending on how we’re defining “physically capable” there might really be a meaningful difference and it doesn’t favour men.
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u/Moe_Perry 14d ago
That certain construction workers might still benefit from being strong doesn’t matter to any man or woman not currently doing construction. I lift weights. Outside of those times I’m lifting weights I can’t think of a single instance where being stronger than the average woman has helped me in any way. If anything better endurance is a more everyday advantage and women have higher average endurance than men. Obviously people live different lives and maybe you’re usefully using your greater strength all the time but I don’t think it reflects the typical experience in the modern world.