Category Patriarchy

The Spectrum of Unconditional Love: Why Utility Demands Sacrifice

We live by an unspoken law of human affection: the more indispensable a being’s function, the less unconditional love it receives. This creates a civilization-scale hierarchy of devotion, where love flows downward while responsibility flows upward. The Hierarchy of Love and…

The Gamete Contract

A man, a woman, and a child stand before a dark cave in a snowstorm. Someone must enter first—risking wolves, bears, or worse. Who goes? The man. That’s it. That’s patriarchy. But why? Why not the woman or the child? Why…

Why No One Knows What Patriarchy Is

Why no one knows what patriarchy is? We’ve spent 200 years “fighting patriarchy”—but do we even know what it is? Feminism has reshaped laws, workplaces, and homes, yet the word itself remains slippery. Ask ten people, and you’ll get ten…