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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
@timdaub.eth @tldr casting this here bc it’s relevant to our previous meme threads imo the real reason why American men lift the way we do is bc there is a huge, culturally endorsed amount of American boys w body dysmorphia and getting “jacked” is the mechanism through which they’re taught to “fix it”
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Capitalism and the American media juggernauts have over time moved the goal posts for what the ideal male physique is and now we’re at a point where it’s genuinely unattainable outside special conditions. It’s hard to stomach, but
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
The American default cultural state is millions of young boys believing they’re not big enough, strong enough, have enough abs, wrists are too small, jawlines aren’t sharp enough, eyes are canted the wrong way, etc Combine this with the general “men are trash by default” and of course…
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Of course you get the “problem solver” mentality focused on the one thing that’s tangibly/consistently “solvable” about their “problematic” existence Physical appearance a la lifting. “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”
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@jayce
There is the “your body is your resume” school of thought that I totally endorse. Fitness signals discipline and discipline is a bio signal to others that “this being can endure hardship and survive” I’d rather have swole bros than paint huffers who’ll sell your future kids drugs out there.
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
This resonates in some ways, but there’s also a lot of toxicity and prejudice rooted in a black + white interpretation of this mentality.
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