Do men need a license to be allowed socialise (MOD NOTE IN OP)

It makes no sense to me. At a time when women's rights movements are encouraging the belief that women are sensitive, and need personal space for themselves, regardless of the safety issues, this is being pushed.

Personally, I see no reason to change things. It works well as it is and most people are comfortable with current setup. It's weird this desire to change everything just to satisfy a minority of people, who can't even give good reasons to change things, and little appreciation for the wide range of possible negatives that could come from changing.

We don't need to change everything in society away from what went before. In many cases, the traditional way is better for the vast majority.

Well... while I appreciate the great intentions behind many social changes, I often wonder if people shouldn't have put more consideration into what comes after.

Take physical punishment by parents or teachers towards minors. I understand and appreciate the desire to end abusive behavior, and I've seen most of the claims that it doesn't help much, and generally leaves scars on those punished... but at the same time, there was little interest in replacing the punishment with something else, except for vague suggestions based in psychology (but still generally unproven).

Various posters have referred to anti-social behavior by teens, or violence in general, and I do wonder how much of that is occurring because many adults are unable to control minors without the ability to use physical punishment. There was no attempt to re/educate parents on better parenting techniques after the ban came in... and speaking as someone who has been a teacher (and has read most literature on classroom discipline), everything remains very situational, and there's a lot of situations left unsaid.. with the teachers hoping that what they do works, but no real confidence that it will. That's not to say I'm advocating a return to punishing minors physically.. I'm not. It's simply an example, of a simple change that has had influence over so many aspects of society, with there being plenty of negatives connected.

Making changes to society and culture is generally a good thing, helping to prevent stagnation.. but.. too much change is implemented before considering the practical consequences, and what else will be affected by that change.

I meant the reference more about not considering what came after, rather than the change itself. The lack of preparation in teaching parents/teachers of better methods to manage minors, and just making the change regardless. Not saying that the change shouldn't have happened. It was a great change to make, but it's more an example of ignoring what comes after change is implemented.

Yes, I've seen a variety of documentaries on drug abuse problems in the US. It's frankly unbelievable that the Medical (and Psychology) professions were never made responsible for sheer amount of addictions they brought about, and still do to this day.