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International Baccalaureate (Yes, I know, BIG NEW WORD!)

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:35:56 +0000

Who goes to IB? (AKA International Baccalaureate)

Why humanity isn't extinct (true!)

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:24:16 +0000

TW (shouldn't need a TW, but I feel it does (does that even make sense): talk about reproduction (barely tho), gender importance and beliefs

If this is hard to understand, sorry, but just bear with me.

So I wondered about dominant and recessive traits. I also wondered about the chances of gender. Sometimes I thought "wouldn't the whole world become one gender eventually?" and "will human become extinct because of our genders?" I did some (okay, okay, "some" is kind of an understatement) research, and what I found out was kinda cool, so I'm posting about it.

So most people think that whether someone's born as male or female has an equal chance. Like a coin flip, or even and odd numbers. But actually, it's kinda uneven.

First off... the "Boy Bias" is real, and I ain't be lyin'
Statistically, the world doesn't do a 50/50 split. About 105 boys are born for every 100 girls. Why (it took me so long to confirm this omg)? Some scientists think male ***** are "speed runners" (lighter and faster), while others think it’s nature’s way of "pre-gaming" for the fact that males are, well... historically a bit more fragile and likely to die younger.

Females are the default.
In the womb, we all start out on the same developa- develpa- developo? (how the freak di I spell or say it ) Okay, Google says "developmental which sounds kinda weird. Anyways— ...developmental path. It’s only if a specific gene called SRY (on the Y chromosome) kicks down the door that the body turns to male. Without that one tiny genetic "glitch," everyone would be female. Basically, men are just a highly specialized DLC.

Nature has the one we all hate... autocorrect (gosh, I hate autocorrect)
I was worried that women would eventually go extict to babies would never be born again so all of humanity would disappear forever. (was that too long?) But evolution has a built-in safety called Fisher’s Principle.

If women ever became rare, having a daughter would be like winning the genetic lottery. She’d have her pick of mates (oo her hubby) and tons of kids, spreading the "girl-making" genes until the population levels out again. Nature literally won't let us stay unbalanced for long.

The "Old Age" Flip.
While boys take the lead at birth, women win the long game. In the US (and somewhat globally), women start outnumbering men by age 47. By the time you reach 100 years old, there are roughly 3 women for every 1 man.

The Takeaway
Males might be "dominant" in the birth stats, but females are the biological foundation (and the ones who actually survive to see the end credits).

The message: Let's stop having boys wish girls never existed or girls wish boys never existed... 'kay, y'all?
The real message: We’re basically a giant game of The Sims where the "Delete All" button is disabled yippeeeee

PS incoming

P.S. Did I forget to warn you this was boring? Oh, well.

I need some help with some homework!

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:49:09 +0000

Guys please help me this homework is so hard And I dont get it My mom will ground me if I don't get it done because I have not been getting it done Everyone please help me!

A quiz

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:19:57 +0000

Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made proclamation on a certain day that they should all present themselves before him, when he would himself choose the most beautiful among them to be king. The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them on all parts of his body, hoping thereby to make himself the most beautiful of all. When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery. But when Jupiter proposed to make him king because of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucked from him his own feathers, leaving the Jackdaw nothing but a Jackdaw.

-"The Vain Jackdaw" by Aesop

What fiction genre is this excerpt?

realistic fiction

historical fiction

mystery

fable

horror

none of the above

Here is a quiz which of these emojis is blue?

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:11:18 +0000

Here are the emojis

3. a

I will add answer down below have fun my favorite color is purple but I love blue to. Also down below add your favorite color in the comments below for extra points.