Crypto bros never tire of sharing their utopian visions, but their big brain ideas arent always embraced by the proles.<\/p>\n
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and inventor of Ethereum, has become the latest victim of this insolence.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old had pitched a bold solution to the gender pay gap: synthetic wombs.<\/p>\n
Synthetic wombs would remove the high burden of pregnancy, significantly reducing the inequality, he tweeted on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The proposal gained support from several tech bros but incurred the wrath of feminists.<\/p>\n
They argued that biological gestation isnt the main barrier to gender equality. Instead, they pointed to the high costs of childrearing, limited governmental support, and widespread sexism.<\/p>\n
Some pointed to the positive aspects of pregnancy or suggested that Buterin was disconnected from reality.<\/p>\n
Buterins technoutopian solution emerged in a discussion started by the ultimate tech visionary: the self-described utopian anarchist, Elon Musk.<\/p>\n
The Tesla tycoon had been expressing his long-held concerns about population collapse:<\/p>\n
We should be much more worried about population collapse If there arent enough people for Earth, then there definitely wont be enough for Mars.<\/p>\n
Synthetic wombs would presumably provide Musk with the workers that his Martian colony requires.<\/p>\n
Musk and Buterin have several things in common. Both have founded lionized companies, joined the billionaires club, and cultivated the image of brilliant polymaths.<\/p>\n
The duo is also capable of laughing at themselves in a weirdly self-aggrandizing sort of way.<\/p>\n
Buterin last week asked for the most unhinged criticisms of him on Twitter. After 20 hours, hed received over 2,400 responses.<\/p>\n
HT Molly White<\/p>\n
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