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> this Game of Thrones genetic push felt by men to have children”. Literally no idea what this means.

• mtreis86 3y ago
  They're talking legacy and heritage. “It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on. Not your honor, not your personal glory, family.” — Tywin Lannister
  • TeMPOraL 3y ago
    House of Duras would disagree.
  • chongli 3y ago
    "La familia es todo (family is all)." -- Salamanca motto. I find it funny how in popular fiction it's the villains who seem to care the most about family. Otherwise, family seems to be portrayed in a negative light these days.
• redeux 3y ago
  It’s explained by the next sentence. > Instead, he said: “There’s this mistaken belief that men are fertile across their lifespan, so there’s no imperative to get on with it.”
  • irrational 3y ago
    How does that relate to Game of Thrones? I’ve only seen the show and can’t think of any examples of that. Is there a character in the books who waits too long to have kids?
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• irrational 3y ago
  Everything from genetic onwards makes sense, but “Game of Thrones”? I’m coming up with nothing too. I can think of familial incest, strife, dysfunction, etc. but no examples of a guy wanting to have kids comes to mind.
  • mensetmanusman 3y ago
    It’s a tone deaf reference to “guys really want to be emperors deep down like on that popular show”.
• basisword 3y ago
  I thought it was maybe referring to the instinctual urge to sire an heir to continue the line.
• tigerlily 3y ago
  Page after page of the same turgid grimdark prose?
• xyzzy4747 3y ago
  Having a bloodline vs not having one. There’s people out there today who think adopting a kid is equivalent to a biological one. Versus the Game of Thrones thinking that bloodline matters a lot.