Unlike other #nuclear#states , #France has chosen to reprocess its nuclear #waste on a massive scale, first at La Hague and then partly in... #Russia .While this saves 20% of #natural#uranium in #French nuclear #power#plants ,the #choice is politically highly questionable, since not only has it already accumulated 100 tonnes of #plutonium stored in France, which represents an enormous #risk , but it also contributes to financing the #Russian#state and, consequently, its #war in #Ukraine .
Several #contradictory seeming things can be true at the same time. Like:
The #GenderBinary is a completely made up social construct that limits individuals.
The gender binary is an important cornerstone for many to develop their sense of identity.
Both are true. "Social constructs" may be arbitrary, but they still can hold meaning within a society without modelling the whole complexity of an issue. We often need a point of reference - either to find ourself within its power of definition, or to unpack it and discover how we do not fit within its definition. So when I, personally, say that binary gender is an arbitrary convention, this does not come with a negative judgement.
As much a left handed or a right handed coordinate system do not contain a judgement - they just contextualize statements we make. We could make any number of equally arbitrary conventions with as much power of definition. It's just for gender, the binary has become something of a common denominator for general discussion.
So we need to remember that things can be both arbitrary and meaningful at the same time, and not take offense at that notion.