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Uncomfortable truths ruin immersion for those who feel like we've achieved a better society: - incel culture - gender competition and conflicts - classicism

Uncomfortable truths ruin immersion for those who feel like we've achieved a better society: - incel culture - gender competition and conflicts - classicism - equity over meritocracy - normalization of pornography,, drugs, violence in liberal cities. Yet the benefit to women is not equal. At the top, attractive women (can be achieved with ease again thanks to technology like breast augumentation, cosmetic surgery that dropped in prices) control market attention and convert their sexual capital into fiat and orgasms. Similarly, benefit to men is not equal. At the top, wealthy and/or attractive men receive the attention of the most attractive class of women. So we've achieved equality where some are far more "equal" than the rest but the benefit goes to a small proportion at the cost of others who do not get access to it and you can't really speak out because it's seen as "rocking the boat" when we are just citing facts. It's a powder keg for a major social upheaval. Throughout history, concentration of young, single, unwed men in cities have produced volatility, especially when information now travels fast and far: ex) syria, arab spring and facebook.

kelseyfrog 4y ago
As much as some people like to claim that video games cause violence, I can't but help think of the billions of man-hours diverted into playing video games that would otherwise be expressed socially, politically, or violently. Video games represent a vast and unrecognized sink for masculine libidinal energy.
pjc50 4y ago
Historically, violence is at low levels: https://longnow.org/seminars/02012/oct/08/decline-violence/ https://longnow.org/seminars/02012/oct/08/decline-violence/ > - classicism What's wrong with studying ancient Rome?
Jerrrry 4y ago
I think Japan is a case study, as they are a little bit further down the "Fall of Rome" timeline, while also facing the population plateau. They have combated it with a strong national identity, and cultural retention, but time will tell in the next decade how it ends up. 20 years down the line, the Western world, then Africa. China and Islamic countries aren't having this issue, as their (opposite) approach seems to be working in the short term.

kelseyfrog 4y ago

As much as some people like to claim that video games cause violence, I can't but help think of the billions of man-hours diverted into playing video games that would otherwise be expressed socially, politically, or violently. Video games represent a vast and unrecognized sink for masculine libidinal energy.

pjc50 4y ago

Historically, violence is at low levels: https://longnow.org/seminars/02012/oct/08/decline-violence/ https://longnow.org/seminars/02012/oct/08/decline-violence/ > - classicism What's wrong with studying ancient Rome?

Jerrrry 4y ago

I think Japan is a case study, as they are a little bit further down the "Fall of Rome" timeline, while also facing the population plateau. They have combated it with a strong national identity, and cultural retention, but time will tell in the next decade how it ends up. 20 years down the line, the Western world, then Africa. China and Islamic countries aren't having this issue, as their (opposite) approach seems to be working in the short term.