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Cake day: June 30th, 2023

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  • internalized pressure and overthinking

    Yes, exactly that. What I’m saying it’s it’s a lot more common than it has any right to be – at least in the USA. I’m legitimately happy if you’re insulated from it and/or have the self confidence to see it for what it is and brush it off. I’m of the same mind on that in that I have the confidence to laugh at it and ignore it.

    I’m talking about the men that don’t, and how unfortunately it’s a huge problem. My experience has been the opposite: I’m in a “skilled” male dominated blue-collar job: the amount of dysfunctional, toxic masculinity I see on a daily basis is wild. Even when I was “white collar” it was there, if to a lesser degree.

    A lot of guys of all ages are deeply insecure and are falling into the “traditional manhood” grift to the detriment of themselves and those around them. The extreme examples like incels, Andrew Tate, right-wing ideas on “manhood”, “trad” idiots gaining momentum are a symptom of a far more widespread problem.


  • So there’s nothing you think twice about doing because society (specifically other men) will probably give you shit about it?

    Sure, a healthy and confident person learns to ignore it – but it’s dishonest to say it isn’t a pervasive thing. Maybe you’re fortune enough to live in a place where isn’t it’s not as bad as elsewhere, but not everyone does.




  • I bought an LG microwave a few months ago to replace a dead 10 year old Sharp. My favorite “features”:

    • The sticker on the door stating that by using the microwave I agree to LG’s TOS, including binding arbitration.
    • The single 4 minutes and 30 seconds of use I got out of it before the magnetron broke.

    When I returned it they customer service person asked if I wanted it serviced under warranty – hilarious. Bought a Panasonic instead.