Trans women significantly outnumber trans men, and nonbinary females significantly outnumber nonbinary males. In these groups, people born male seem much more interested in a solid female identity, whereas people born female are more interested in an ambiguous one. 1/

— Aella (@Aella_Girl) July 15, 2020

It’s because, as unpopular as it is to say, women get a *lot* of advantages in the West for being women — the dating market is much, much, much, much easier (even given the risk of violence), and if you’re a reasonably attractive woman, many doors just open for you (sometimes literally).

Even women who claim not to want these advantages benefit from them, and especially if they are non-sociopaths and pretty, they often don’t even realize they are walking the easy path in many areas.

I am not trans in any way, but if I could’ve been born a woman, I’d much prefer that. It would’ve made most of my life easier (and some parts harder).

So, then, it makes sense from a benefit-maximization perspective to keep being a woman, while attempting to negate the worst parts. It’s an understandable strategy. You can see that strategy here, where Alice still benefits from being a quite attractive, slim woman, while attempting to negate the worst parts of being a woman:

I'm waiting for some soup to cool on the stove, so I guess I'll do a thread about gender

(no surprise reveal, just some ruminations)

— bletchley punk is a fullmetal engineer (@alicegoldfuss) July 15, 2020

Not to pick on her (I like her, she’s smart), but it’s the strategy in action.