software paternalism

A software design problem where user decisions subordinate to defaults selected by the architect. Oftentimes, the user is thought to be too incompetent or stupid to use the software but truthfully, there is a lack of interest in allowing the program to be flexible.

Compare to droolproof paper -which is the case when something is designed so dumbed down that it adversely affects the functionality.

Apple products are terrible in general because they suffer from software paternalism.

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gamma male

A male of any status or tier that is a pseudo-feminist, often advocating the views of female supremacy. They do this out of either a sense of chivalry, the false belief that this belief system will benefit them somehow or as an attempt to fit in with what they believe is normative.

When asked for justifications of his feminist ideals -a gamma male will reveal that he is in fact, a neo-chivalrist. Often they put down adherents of men's rights because those men, in the gamma males point of view don't get laid.

Another typical justification for their belief is that men have more of a choice in mate selection than women. Thus, if a man is falsely accused of any crime by a woman and unjustly found guilty: that man is at fault for picking the wrong mate.

The gamma male is a hypocrite who's status as "gamma" is intended as an insult. As stated before, a gamma male can be of any status. Most typically they are effeminate introverted males who blindly accept the new status quo that women should have more legal rights than men.

When discussing:
The Sara Ylen case (who lost a court case involving her filing false rape charges against multiple men)

Brian Banks who spent 4 years incarcerated before being cleared of rape charges
The fact that men are NOT awarded custody in the majority of divorce cases
The fact that when Patrimony is awarded it is substantially less than when Alimony is awarded in similar circumstances
The fact that police are biased towards arresting men in domestic violence cases where both parties are at fault
...

A gamma male will assert that there is no problem and that the men probably had it coming anyway.

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