Re: Very scared pfs…
u/drwillpowers
r/DrWillPowers2026-06-09T04:23:34Z
Dr Will Powers’ own statements and theorizing
Summary (paraphrased)
Brief reply in a thread on genome results from a dual PFS/PSSD case (the export concatenates several of Powers' replies, including unrelated remarks on prenatal hormone exposure and transgender genome findings). The genetics-relevant content: Powers expresses surprise that four people share the exact same variant — the same codon switch at the same location in the same gene, a variant he describes as occurring in about 1 in 500 people — treating the recurrence as a notable signal in his pattern-hunting.
Key points (paraphrased)
- Four individuals sharing an identical rare variant (same gene, same codon, same switch; ~1/500 population frequency) flagged as a striking recurrence.
- Export text includes additional concatenated Powers replies on unrelated topics (prenatal hormones, trans genomes).
Why it’s in the corpus
Illustrates Powers' variant-pattern-hunting method in action — recurrence of an identical rare variant across cases as a signal — and shows how he weighs population frequency when triaging findings for the corpus's genetics thread.
Context — the post Powers was replying toVerbatim third-party text, shown for context only — not Powers’ statement. Usernames removed.ShowHide
Powers' comment replies to a community member:
I'm sure testosterone made your sexuality so fricken manly dood!!
Sexual orientation doesn't change sweetheart, its not possible. People just get more comfortable with themselves after transition. No one becomes gay afterward, those people were always gay and just repressing it because it conflicted with their views of themselves.
Perpetuating this rhetoric is harmful because people tried to change the sexualities of gay people for centuries.
Its also misogynistic because its almost always something like "estrogen turned me into a straight submissive bottom!" Like, that's not what estrogen does, or lesbians wouldn't exist.
But judging from your post history girlie, I'm guessing you don't care about misogyny because you think being an incel makes you such a heccin valid boi!!
(Parent context recovered from the r.genit.al mirror on 2026-10-07; Powers' comment text itself is from John's user-provided export.)
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