I had a momentary panic that there was some new study saying anything more than 1.28 glasses of wine per day would kill you. Now if you'll excuse me, I need a refill.

Yeah! Besides if there is one thing the Enlightenment has taught us, it's to always top off our arguments with various insults. Because "sapere aude" just means that anybody has to agree with you.

I was just calling out your vapid concerntroll. You are the ignoramus here.

Sweetie, when you put forth an argument, you are supposed to back up your arguments with evidence, it's not the job of your opponent to back up your argument.

Tell me more about you super awesome and unbeatable online argument style. You just burned me right good! I just don't even know how id defend myself. Smh at me!

I love how without fail when I come to the comments section of articles like these I always get to see, "Well them thare Moslem terrorists, with their monotheism and barbarism. Whatdjya expect?!" And all the favorites those comments get.

And they're always in the day, and the music tends to suck. It's like all the worst parts of a junior high dance with the light fully up and not even half the awkward sexual tension. If the reception was personified in a car, it would be a beige minivan with no features.

When I was eight, I was a junior bridesmaid in my aunt's wedding. After dancing for about two hours straight, I walked up to the (closed) bar and took the entire bottle of maraschino cherries. I walked into the fanciest bathroom I'd ever seen, removed my tights and reclined on the sofa (fanciest bathroom I'd ever…

I was just thinking about how calm and nice they were! If either of my 3 yr olds had been involved that argument would have escalated into screaming and crying in 2 seconds flat. Or less.

First of all, I strongly recommend that you research what "noble savage" actually means.

It was that comparison that was incredibly simplistic and idealized. If you can't notice it on your own while reading the article, then I can't help you. That would require educating you on a level that requires a lot of time and energy on my part, and frankly, a total stranger on the Internet is not worth expending…

Now that's just crazytalk...

You do your fucking research and present all the pros and cons and PROBLEMS that society has, both from within or without instead of flapping your arms and write an idealized, unrealistic description of very real people who deserve to be treated like human beings with their own problems that deserve respect. It's not…

This is a good point. I'm not expert on the Mosuo, but from wikipedia:

It's possible this article is some kind of patriarchal false flag. "Sure, ladies, you can eschew male-dominated society: it just means living with your mother forever."

Is it just me, or does this article stink of a "Look at these noble savages and what we can learn from them!" racist, hipster attitude?

It's like someone read something we all read about years ago. She probably could have even mentioned how the Han-majority government continues to try to destroy this way of life.

This seems like a suuuuuuper simplistic view of Mosuo culture.

I quit halfway through pledging a sorority when I started college (over 20 years ago) mainly because I could NEVER be alone and that drove me crazy but it is very much like joining a cult. Hard to get out of once you start getting brainwashed. And they take you at a very vulnerable time and tell you that your life…

There is good advice; but it is presented in a way that makes it sound like women are the problem without acknowledging that it is really predatory frat-boys who are.