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[–] 42 points 3 months ago (9 children)

I can't remember where I heard it but some podcaster or youtuber pointed out that it's never been easier to have an alpha masculine job. In the past, you might be born into a class that meant you pretty much had to farm, but now anyone can join the police or the military, and yet a lot of these guys that are super concerned about the death of masculinity are not doing that.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Anyone who thinks farming is soft or feminine is ignorant.

    It was in fact the movement from plows and lathes to keyboards and screens that have created entire industries for men to express their masculinity in their free time. Men who load 16 tons of coal don't go to the gym.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Farmer isn't "Alpha Male" because farmer isn't the sort of career path that gives you power over others.

    That's what these people actually want. Power over others. Or status over others if that's all they can get, even nonsense racial supremacy bull shit.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    the point is more that no one is forcing these guys to become software engineers and go to the gym in their free time. They can do whatever they want for a living. But they don't.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    Anybody who looks down on farming needs to stop eating altogether. They're the kind who probably doesn't even know the difference between salt or sugar unless it's in a specific container they're servant prepared.

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