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What is it about hacker culture that places women on a pedestal and encourages fawning, obsequious devotion and sacrifice to them? Relationships should not be
by haploid 16y ago
What is it about hacker culture that places women on a pedestal and encourages fawning, obsequious devotion and sacrifice to them? Relationships should not be about master/slave dynamics, yet geeks seem to relish this dynamic more than I've seen in any other subculture.
The man in this article has already castrated himself for his wife; this +15 comment suggests that unquestioningly bending to the indomitable will of his wife was not enough?
What's next? Recommending cuckoldry as a solution to satisfying his wife's sexual needs?
- ay 16y agoProbably the reason is a higher percentage of gentlemen than you might meet elsewhere.
- francoisdevlin 16y agoStill single, huh?
- haploid 16y agoNot that this will prevent baseless, ad-hominem, assumptive comments from being posted and voted up on this site, but... I've been with a lovely woman, who enjoys being treated like a human being instead of a deity, for over four years.
- potatolicious 16y agoThe same baseless, ad-hominem, assumptive comments about the man in the article, right? You're jumping at ghosts - and IMO there's something concerning about reading that far into so little information. The fact that he had a disagreement with his wife and returned the iPad doesn't imply being castrated, obedient, dominated, or otherwise enslaved. The fact that you would jump on this possibility as a default is a bit concerning.
- araneae 16y agoAnd you're saying she's never talked you out of a frivolous purchase, and you've never talked her out of a frivolous purchase?
- haploid 16y agoNone that I can recall. The closest we ever get to this behavior is some light chiding.
- Dylanlacey 16y agoThat is quite unusual, but not for geek relationships, for MANY relationships. There seem to be a non-insignificant amount of people who accept their partner making decisions for them, regardless of their wishes.
- danilocampos 16y ago> The man in this article has already castrated himself for his wife... What's next? Recommending cuckoldry as a solution to satisfying his wife's sexual needs? Wow. Um. Daaaaamn. Unresolved issues much? Without knowing the couple in question, I could see any number of potential explanations that indicate a co-equal relationship. Let's enumerate some: - Trying to cut back on expenses and reduce debt, need to watch out for each other's impulsive spending - Saving for big vacation, remember? - Return it you oaf! (Your birthday is in a month and I already ordered you the best one) - Hey, uh, just lost my job. Sure we want to keep it? That $600 is a lot of bills When you're sharing your life with someone else, finance is a team sport.
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- Dylanlacey 16y ago"${Partner} said no" is also more acceptable then "Decided I shouldn't have bought it, don't judge me".