Androgynarchy: a futuristic prophecy with no economic grounding
The androgynarchy thesis blends clones, artificial intelligence and religion, but offers not a single economic figure. A look at its weak points.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
The age of androgynarchy: a thesis with no economic backing
It has been argued that the future is already here: lab-made children, human clones, cyborgs and artificial intelligence. And that this technological revolution, combined with the end of the religious monopoly supposedly embodied by Pope Leo, paves the way for the age of androgynarchy. The idea has a catchy ring to it, but its historical and economic basis is, at the very least, shaky.
There are two interpretive camps. One denies that patriarchy has ever been dominant and claims humanity has lived under a covert matriarchy. The other, with more archaeological rigor, points out that the Minoan civilization would fit a matriarchal model, but that attributing this to classical Greece is a mistake that mixes myths and legends.
On the economic front, not a single figure appears. Artificial intelligence, changes in family structure and the gender pay gap are all left out. Androgynarchy looks more like a social media slogan than an analytical framework capable of explaining the transformation of work or care.
While transhumanism advances in the labs, the public debate remains stuck on insults and half-baked notions. The only certainty is that this supposed revolution arrives with no cost assessment, no investment figures and no employment outlook. The promised future, for now, is not showing its accounts.
It has been argued that the future is already here: lab-made children, human clones, cyborgs and artificial intelligence. And that this technological revolution, combined with the end of the religious monopoly supposedly embodied by Pope Leo, paves the way for the age of androgynarchy. The idea has a catchy ring to it, but its historical and economic basis is, at the very least, shaky.
There are two interpretive camps. One denies that patriarchy has ever been dominant and claims humanity has lived under a covert matriarchy. The other, with more archaeological rigor, points out that the Minoan civilization would fit a matriarchal model, but that attributing this to classical Greece is a mistake that mixes myths and legends.
On the economic front, not a single figure appears. Artificial intelligence, changes in family structure and the gender pay gap are all left out. Androgynarchy looks more like a social media slogan than an analytical framework capable of explaining the transformation of work or care.
While transhumanism advances in the labs, the public debate remains stuck on insults and half-baked notions. The only certainty is that this supposed revolution arrives with no cost assessment, no investment figures and no employment outlook. The promised future, for now, is not showing its accounts.
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