The article argues that as women’s influence in culture and politics rose after the 1960s, preferences shifted toward safety, environmental caution, and regulation, dampening risk-taking and large-scale projects. It links this to the end of rising per-capita energy use and a decline in pro-progress language in books around 1970.
— It reframes stagnation as a cultural-demographic tradeoff, not just a policy or technology problem.
Helen Andrews
2025.10.16
68% relevant
Both argue rising female influence shifts institutional preferences and norms; the article extends this by claiming cancel culture and contemporary 'woke' enforcement are the behavioral signature of feminized institutions, using the Larry Summers episode and female‑majority tipping points as evidence.
Arnold Kling
2025.08.23
86% relevant
Arctotherium’s cited polling shows a roughly 30‑point male–female gap in U.S. support for nuclear power (and similar patterns in Denmark), and the post argues that more female-dominated culture‑forming institutions predict lower appetite for risky, high‑payoff technologies—directly echoing the thesis that feminization shifts norms toward caution and slows frontier projects.
Aporia
2025.08.22
100% relevant
Author’s claim “You can't undo just one part of the 1960s,” paired with the Henry Adams curve plateau circa 1970 and charts on regulatory flow and Ngram declines in “progress/future” terms.
Arnold Kling
2025.08.17
55% relevant
The Holmes/Benenson claim that male public competition builds teams to 'beat other teams'—enabling scale—complements the argument that shifts toward safety‑oriented, lower‑risk preferences can dampen large, ambitious projects.