ted (not lasso)
@ted
finally an optimistic yet moving piece on the male loneliness epidemic, which imo has largely been ignored. worthwhile (long) read about this dude ranch retreat that combines the cowboy lifestyle with empathy training for men to learn applied emotional intelligence. thoughts? gq.com/story/confident-man-ranch-profile
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ted (not lasso)
@ted
cc would love honest opinions and reactions from @cameron, @hyper, @warpcastadmin.eth, @july and @nonlinear.eth — men i admire for their honesty and thoughtfulness (and, often, cheekiness). ChatGPT summary below since it is a long article.
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borodutch
@warpcastadmin.eth
toxic masculinity must go any effort to make it go faster is justified and for the better
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Jeff Feiwell
@hyper
Literally the opposite. This is a stupid label that tries to group the worst 1% with the rest This term only contributes to the epidemic. Men only have purpose when they’re responsible for something which requires many of the traits listed under “toxic masculinity”. For example controlled aggression is GOOD
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borodutch
@warpcastadmin.eth
☝️ muted, I'm glad scum that advocates for aggression in 21st century is so easy to identify
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Michael Pfister
@pfista
Muting is a form of controlled aggression
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Jack Miller
@jackm
Damn, dude. I feel like I typically agree with you (to an odd degree), but have to say you came at that guy HARD for what read (to me) like a rather benign difference of opinion. Benefit of the doubt I think there’s a more charitable interpretation than the way you took it.
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Mark Fishman
@markfishman
I imagine “controlled aggression” could be described with a different word that you would endorse Strength? Passion? Would rather you two find common ground than just mute
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@bias
Everyone has an aggressive drive, it’s more about whether you are aware or educated about this fact and can recognize when your own aggression drive has commandeered most of your attention and character structure
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