I don’t think Sweden’s goal is to make sex work better - it sounds like its goal is to “save” sex workers from sex work. Sweden’s laws are based on the assumption that all sex workers are victims. However, in either case, the goal is not being accomplished and sex workers’ lives are being made worse by Sweden’s laws.

This cheese was not blue cheese, and this mold was random, unvetted mold. Few people want to eat random mold.

I’ve often wondered what it would take for a nation to be pacifist. What would it take for a nation to be secure without the threat of violence against other countries? Even nations that don’t have their own military are backed by the force of an alliance with stronger countries that will (probably, hopefully) come to…

It just seems hilariously quaint to me - not a disaster.

No grosser than a scone with clotted cream and jam on it.

While crime solving tools have improved since the Victorian age, it is still frighteningly easy to get away with murder (and all sorts of other crimes, as well): https://www.vox.com/2018/9/24/17896034/murder-crime-clearance-fbi-report

Especially wild when we consider the advent of artificial wombs, which could (eventually) allow greater control of epigenetic modifications.

I am up for any combination of Warren/Harris/Castro.

Genetically influenced? I thought they were talking about hormone influences in the womb. Either way, yes, it does seem to indicate that sexual orientation has a biological component, which means some people will want change that biological component in order to “fix” gay people, which gets into the thorny ethical…

How about 81%?

As they say: garbage in, garbage out!

On an individual level, if a doctor is misgendering a patient after being informed of the patient’s gender identity, they are causing harm. Psychological health is part of a patient’s health and needs to be considered as well, regardless of what hormones the patient is on or what surgeries they have had.

Male bone structure and female bone structure are typically different. A program can use additional context cues to determine gender identity, like hair styling, makeup, jewelry, clothing, etc.

Just because current technology limits us to binary identification in many areas does not mean we should not search for more ways to gather data about the past and present. Some people get plastic surgery that shaves off part of their brow bone or jaw bone to make themselves look more feminine. I would hope that…

“Wouldn’t a woman born in a stereotypically male-labeled body want drugs that are, I dunno, designed for the characteristics of a stereotypically male-labeled body?”

“The only real way to have absolutely reliable methods would be to have cameras recording everything everywhere all the time.”

A system doesn’t have to read minds to know how someone wants to be identified. It definitely has to be more advanced than what we have today. Hair styling, clothing choices, makeup choices, and posture can all be visual cues both humans and machines may use in addition to - not instead of - physical characteristics to…

That may be a benefit if you are hoping not to be caught up in a law enforcement net (although in some cases being misidentifies will make it more likely law enforcement will pull you in), but not a benefit if facial recognition is required for you to have access to things people typically need to function in society…

From a legal perspective, perhaps not. And maybe companies will figure out how to market to people without defining their gender. Right now, however, I doubt companies will give up what they see as a useful way to define target demographics. I don’t see them abandoning that unless it can be demonstrated that there are…

There is also biometric software that can identify you by your gait and even your heartbeat. I imagine this will only become more pervasive in decades to come. Sadly, dazzle makeup is not a solution.