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Men and women are different. Can’t change that fact. Anyone who has children notices immediately that there are innate differences between the two (although if

Men and women are different. Can’t change that fact. Anyone who has children notices immediately that there are innate differences between the two (although if your memory is even fractionally good you should remember your own childhood). Why do gladiator sports (MMA, American football, boxing) remain popular? Men enjoy beating the shit out of each other. It’s not to say women can’t do the same, it’s just that on average men like beating each other up more. If you start extrapolating, there are all manner of differences between the genders. But this is somehow professional suicide to mention any of them if you work in elite industries. This “revelation” that men and boys need help, and specific types of help, is only shocking to the Brookings institution set and the types of people who get their news from elite sources. If you live among the hoi poloi this is not controversial whatsoever.

dvfjsdhgfv 4y ago
> Men enjoy beating the shit out of each other. While I agree with your comment, this part is an exaggeration. If you want to generalize, I'd say men like to prove to others they're better than them. They enjoy their victories. The more effort it takes, the better. For some people that involves physical violence, that's true, but I wouldn't call it universal. If you asked a random dude on the street, "Would you enjoy beating up that person", most probably he'd be awkwardly surprised and said, "Hell, no!" We're not psychopaths. But when there is a challenge, we like to take it.
- ghusto 4y ago
  I think it's less 'beating up that person', and more 'being rough to the point where there is high risk of injury or pain'. My girlfriend is horrified at how our son and I play. She's told him in no uncertain terms that 'that's how you play with papa, not me!'. I believe that's universal (generally speaking).

dvfjsdhgfv 4y ago

> Men enjoy beating the shit out of each other. While I agree with your comment, this part is an exaggeration. If you want to generalize, I'd say men like to prove to others they're better than them. They enjoy their victories. The more effort it takes, the better. For some people that involves physical violence, that's true, but I wouldn't call it universal. If you asked a random dude on the street, "Would you enjoy beating up that person", most probably he'd be awkwardly surprised and said, "Hell, no!" We're not psychopaths. But when there is a challenge, we like to take it.

ghusto 4y ago
I think it's less 'beating up that person', and more 'being rough to the point where there is high risk of injury or pain'. My girlfriend is horrified at how our son and I play. She's told him in no uncertain terms that 'that's how you play with papa, not me!'. I believe that's universal (generally speaking).