I don't know why you think it's obviously false. The problem is that the child sees chores as arbitrary labour without value to the themselves, not realising th

I don't know why you think it's obviously false. The problem is that the child sees chores as arbitrary labour without value to the themselves, not realising that by serving the family they help themselves as well. That's something that every child has to learn - are you going to claim that a girl in this situation is going to go "whoopee, chores, that's really what makes my feminine brain tick"? I absolutely agree that we need adult male role models to tell male adolescents that they need to take care of others. We need it for women too, but that's a less pressing need for most of our societies. I suspect that the original tweeter would agree to that too. But the point the tweet was making is that "look after your mother while I'm gone" is not that. As I pointed out in the comment, it (a) doesn't give any actionable instruction or help, and (b) doesn't come from a decision made by the whole community. Instead, it's just a harmful reinforcement of the idea that men have an inherent "protector" role that defines their identity.