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[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Just throwing it out there, that scientific discoveries can be done by married mothers as well

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Also, if you're not married with kid at 24 as a dude, you failed.

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume 'Jaicilgin' failed.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Foreigner@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

I hope he never stopped failing

I’d guess someone with that mentality started making crotch spawn at 16 or 17, perpetuating a genetic line that will continue to be about as useful to society as an indoor kite. The Stupid breed like rabbits.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Marie Curie was, in fact, a married mother when she did the work that earned her two Nobel Prizes in separate fields.