As Cities Skylines II still isn't worth it (the sub has a regular thread about that, in summary: no it's not: https://old.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/1ch6lup/is_cities_skylines_ii_worth_it_megathread/) which games scratch your city building itch?
I hate to say this, but men are just scarier than wild animals.
With wild animals they will either flee or attack. Men are capable of deception and cruelty for the sake of pleasure, and sadists can get disgustingly creative. Even if there is a chance the man is safe to be around, the potential danger he poses just overall outweighs that of the bear, hence why a woman would choose the bear.
The original hypothetical doesn't discuss anything beyond a "would you prefer" scenario, and women responding to it are simply stating they'd prefer to encounter a bear in the woods rather than a strange man.
Naturally both genders are capable of duplicity and cruelty, but it's just not part of the original discussion, and so people aren't discussing it.
Honestly I think the current situation probably needs more unpacking before moving onto other points. It's understandable that many men are indignant that women are saying they'd rather run into a bear, but it brings to the forefront that - for women - random strange men are considered less safe to be around than a large wild animal.
The reasoning can generally be boiled down to the possibility of premeditated violence. The majority of men don't pose a threat, but those that do pose so much of a threat that women are given pause about men as a whole.
Patient gamers, what are your favourite city builders?
As Cities Skylines II still isn't worth it (the sub has a regular thread about that, in summary: no it's not: https://old.reddit.com/r/CitiesSkylines/comments/1ch6lup/is_cities_skylines_ii_worth_it_megathread/) which games scratch your city building itch?
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