LogFAQs > #975421165

Throughout history and still in many parts of the world being a man is vastly superior than being a woman.

Given an option to reincarnate as either sex, unless you could disignate the time period and place you were born, you are WAY better off choosing to be a man. Even now, women in the "good places to live" still generally have to deal with more crap than men do, and in general have a tougher over all life.

If you could shapeshift right now, in this time, and have your identity transfered over, then yes, you might prefer being a woman and be happier in your life that way, otherwise, the risk is just not worth it. That being said, even just randomly becoming a person (of either gender) throughout time is probably going to land you in a MUCH worse position/life than you have now. Most people today even in lower/middle class have WAY WAY WAY WAY better lives than 99.999% of people in the past.