>Also, are people really so dimwitted / easily manipulated / insecure they can be reliably made to question their manhood based on a single data point Yes. Why

>Also, are people really so dimwitted / easily manipulated / insecure they can be reliably made to question their manhood based on a single data point Yes. Why do you think people buy expensive cars, believing it says something about them. Yes they'll rationalise it as something else, but ultimately it's just trying to project an image. Ultimately we're all part of the tribe, trying to fit in while trying to make our way up the pecking order.