I think you’re oversimplifying when the social consequences for being seen as weak or effeminate have (even in recent history) been so harsh for men and boys

I grew up on a farm and worked construction, played sports thru college, then joined the military. Raised by and around other men who make my life seem like a cakewalk.

Every stereotypically “manly” group I’ve been apart of, dudes are all emotionally open because they’re secure in their masculinity.

When boys/men think they’re acting “tough” by suppressing their emotions, they’re not copying men who are actually tough, they’re copying other people’s false bravado.

That’s the entire point of what I’m saying.

All the posturing only impresses other people that are posturing.

the abusive structure

And literally anyone can stop buying into it at anytime…

If they don’t, they’re perpetrating it.

It’s the easiest thing in the world to stop caring what douchebags think is “manly” and that’s literally all it takes to fix this

I mean, we’re talking about the population susceptible to it in the first place.

All they have to do is stop being weird about it, but they’ll never do it because they’re obsessed with not seeming weird.

It’s fucking insane that you think it’s on the rest of society to spend decades “conditioning” them to quit it with the toxic masculinity. When all they have to do, is stop doing what isn’t working and no one is impressed by.

That’s the most ironic thing about it. All they have to do is stop pretending they’re tough, but they’re not tough enough to do it.

The weirdest thing is all that needs to happen is for men to talk about their feelings, doesn’t even have to be another man.

That’s it.

But so many men just won’t fucking do it.

So it’s literally one of the only problems that can actually be solved by raising awareness.

I think part of it is that there are a lot of bike riders in US cities that are jerks

A lot of the ones an average driver interacts with are…

Especially in a city most cyclists are only on public roads on their way to/from a trail and they prioritize avoiding cars.

It’s just because of that, you never see them or don’t notice them as you drive by.

What everyone notices is the selfish dicks clogging up traffic, and they’re the ones who have made cycling a huge part of their identity, and they really want to pretend any criticism of them is a criticism of every bike rider, because it’s the only chance to defend the problematic ones.

They’re a tiny minority of cyclists, and most don’t like them either.

The road is theirs as much as it is yours.

People use the road to accomplish shit, going to work/school, get food, pick up kids, etc.

Someone decked out like Lance Armstrong to make their exercise take as little physical effort as possible and uses a route that’s not planned with others in mind both in time and location is selfish. Especially people who do it during rush hour, and inconvenience 100s or even 1000s of people.

There’s a big difference in that type of cyclist and someone that’s riding a bike in street clothes for a commute. And it doesn’t make sense to act like they’re the same.

Like, there are loads of cities with great bike trails, but they’re not going to be great bike trails on every street. And obviously cyclists who are inconsiderate aren’t exactly rare

Oh…

So I was right, you can use a search engine, you’re just JAQing off…

That article says he’s not because… They actually don’t give a reason, just call the idea stupid.

Check out their other articles:

https://www.theatlantic.com/author/graeme-wood/

They’re pro-israel, worried about the “plight” of white south Africans, and call Kirk getting shot “one of the worst moments in American history”…

But they agree with you, that’s all that matters, right?

Otherwise you’d have linked something that shows evidence, instead of just calling it “stupid”.

But I’m sure as shit never wasting time on you JAQing off again

Yes, you did

And if you ask someone else politely they might even take the two seconds to type it into a search engine for you.

Best of luck!

You do realize that if you click the headline it takes you to an actual article with more details?

Like, you could have read the article and gotten answers to your questions instead of typing out all those assumptions and hoping someone answers.

And I would copy/paste most of the time, but really people need to just learn to read the fucking articles.

Not as violent or extreme as the groypers who killed him for not being violent and extreme enough tho…

Yeah, it just doesn’t hit it.

Gravity does work with dark matter tho, so we can’t really say “unaffected” because the dark matter would still bend the light due to gravity. I’m not sure if we can detect that bend, but I remember something relatively recently about how dark matter can interact via gravity, and I’m assuming bending light would have been the easiest way to test that.

restaurant called Sei Less.

Lol

It’s just a thing, some will have a posted notice they do it, some just do it.

You can try to keep track of which ones do it, but if the hold is a concern the easiest way is to pay before pumping.

It’s not fear…

It’s logical risk management.

And I’ve been saying for a while it’s past the point of a handgun for personal defense. Plated vests and rifles need to be the minimum.

This ain’t as bad as it can get, and there is zero reason to think shits gonna get better before it stops getting worse.

It started out as Romney care, then republicans and “moderates” pulled it significantly to the right …

So now Mitts original plan would be more progressive than “Obamacare”…

I feel like I’m saying the same thing twice, but I’m not sure how to say this any simpler.

Are you still confused?

Six-figure earners “are concentrated in the largest and most expensive metropolitan areas in the United States, where the living costs are higher,” Adams said.

That and student loans are a big part of it.

To make 100k you likely have a bunch of student loans and need to live in an expensive area.

There’s way too much variation in America to act like numbers mean the same anywhere.

The more people unite against billionaires, the more we’re going to see rage bait where the goal is to draw the line anywhere else.

America is fucked, and it’s fucked for some people even tho they make over 100k, they’re nowhere close to the problem.

Dayen mentions in passing that “the source of Epstein’s wealth” comes from obtaining power of attorney over the estate of Les Wexner, “from which he appropriated bunches of money” — but this is easy to misread as a euphemism for theft. In fact, Epstein was Wexner’s personal money manager, and his “appropriation” of Wexner’s funds is perfectly ordinary in the WMI — even expected.

Article makes it sound like “business as usual”…

But Epstein lived and ran his business out of a house Wexner owned and let him live in…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Wexner

Like, we’re supposed to believe your first client is a billionaire who lets you work and live out of his home?

Epstein didn’t create the ring, he just took over management. It existed before him and people owed it favors already. It’s the most likely explanation how someone with no experience or even really a business could land such a huge client that comes with a fucking house.

“Don’t worry about it.”

That is a very different response to that question and one that could very well escalate the situation.

The correct answer is: “nowhere”

Along with a shit ton of other things…

If it was something as serious as what you’re saying, they wouldn’t have disclosed it at the time. Which again, was a month ago, and it wasn’t a big deal then.

Like, do you people legitimately not realize this is Faux News desperately trying to distract from the Epstein list?

I overestimate people a lot, but come the fuck on, can you really not see what’s happening here?

No good war but a class war, and one side has always been fighting it…

Gavazzeni added: “There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction.

Article is about an MRI he got a month ago and was disclosed at the time…

I’d say Faux is trying to garner sympathy for him