Staying Up with Cammie and Taryn 122: 3 years married, defensiveness, and misogyny
Mar 4, 2026
They celebrate three years married and reflect on relationship changes from honeymoon chemistry to steady partnership. They nerd out about a new book-club voting site and coding wins. They tackle misogyny, anatomy biases, and practical habits to resist male-centered norms. They offer tactics for catching defensiveness early and ways to regulate reactions in everyday life.
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Solve The Exact Problem With A Simple Tool
- Build simple tools that solve the exact need rather than overengineering features.
- Taryn built a one-day book-submission and upvote site for their StayingUpClub book club to pick monthly reads.
Many Standards Default To Male Bodies
- Many everyday products and fitness norms were designed around male anatomy and male-tested standards.
- They discuss push-up hand placement and broader examples like medical testing and toothpaste pH showing systemic male-default design.
Starve Misogyny By Not Internalizing It
- The path to dismantling misogyny starts with stopping internalization of its messages.
- They reference an argument that 'egregores' collapse when people stop feeding them internally rather than simply exposing them.