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Society's job is to keep functioning. Part of that is eliminating risks. Men are risky to society because they generally are aggressive and are often willing to
by isthisthingon99 4y ago
Society's job is to keep functioning. Part of that is eliminating risks. Men are risky to society because they generally are aggressive and are often willing to go through with their aggressive ideas. That is why you see the feminizing of men. Talking about your feelings, etc. This doesn't work for men. Action works for men. They have eliminated most sources of action.
Society has not failed men, society has succeeded. If you want to be a man who channels your aggression, you need to strike out on your own or build an army of followers. There are still outlets for manly activities, they are just different.
- soulofmischief 4y agoI'm sorry, are you claiming that talking about feelings is something only for women? That talking about feelings precludes taking action and achieving self-actualization?
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoYou can be a little more charitable when reading others' comments rather than baiting a response in bad faith. The bottomline is, for men, talking over taking action as a strategy is likely a detriment rather than a benefit or even just a neutral. How that strategy works out for women, or how it ranks among other strategies, is not relevant to GP's point. The only implication "feminizing" has here, is that women are not nearly as punished for prioritizing talking as a strategy as men are.
- soulofmischief 4y agoWhat response am I baiting, exactly? I am challenging the contents of the post. If I misunderstood the author's intentions when they said > That is why you see the feminizing of men. Talking about your feelings, etc. This doesn't work for men. Action works for men. They have eliminated most sources of action then the author has failed to communicate effectively. Because on face value, this claim is unfounded, uncited and frankly sexist. > The bottomline is No, let's not shift discussion away from that which I objected. I objected to OP's sexist rhetoric. I don't care about the bottom line, if everything above it is invalid. > The only implication "feminizing" has here, is that women are not nearly as punished for prioritizing talking as a strategy as men are. Source? Anyway, I asked OP to clarify their comment and I will wait for OP to do that instead of letting someone else re-interpret their words.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoIf given the choice between talking about feelings and taking action, men prefer action, women prefer talking.
- palmetieri2000 4y agoOh boy, take a deep breath. None of what you said is true.
- tabtab 4y agoI think it may just need clarification and examples.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoExplain, then, why men commit suicide at a higher rate than women, and that men have worse educational outcomes. Simple, quantifiable examples of why society is not built for men.