I wonder how much online conspiracy/qanon/unhinged bullshit is a result of men reading fewer and fewer books every year. Used to be these people would be stuck in an 800 page Tom Clancy novel, not bothering anyone. But now they don’t even do that anymore. They’re online talking to each other.
March 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Never thought of it that way! The decline in literature-reading by men… and an increase in YouTube and online forums, leading to: inceldom + MAGA. Eek
It's possible for men to treat women with full respect and humanity. Men are complete humans. They are as capable of complex emotional sensation and expression as women are. But we beat that out of them as children by pruning them into the violently restrictive role of 'man'.
March 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It's possible for men to treat women with full respect and humanity. Men are complete humans. They are as capable of complex emotional sensation and expression as women are. But we beat that out of them as children by pruning them into the violently restrictive role of 'man'.
Elon Musk is a good example of how terrible people become increasingly radicalized into the far right simply because the far right is a community that accepts cruel, terrible people.
It's tempting to say Elon is going "mask off", but I'd wager Elon didn't know who Tommy Robinson was 5 years ago. 1/
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