Tech Thread

[LeafGm]

are men ok? this weird cult like following all these guys have (tate, rogan, peterson, musk, etc etc) is so sad/creepy.

Nothing says “I am secure in my masculinity” like having a bullet point list of daily rituals you go through and arbitrary rules you follow to prove to yourself and everyone else that you are, indeed, a man.

 

[fergy57]

Don't forget the (alpha male) needed in your twitter name just so people know that you are, in fact, an alpha male.

 

[Wayward DP]

Don't forget the (alpha male) needed in your twitter name just so people know that you are, in fact, an alpha male.

this is his biggest tell

 

[Tryamw]

Truly a real adult..

Edit: At first I thought he might have been poking at Tate.. (Greta) but no...

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[Tryamw]

Politely (If I were an employee of his) FUCK OFF actually fuck the politely.

 

[hockeylover]

HAHAHAA.

yeah, if my employer ever asked that of me, i'm not sure there's enough curse words in existence for an adequate response.

 

[Volcanologist]

is it just me or does this sound an awful lot like a Trump tweet

 

[hockeylover]

is it just me or does this sound an awful lot like a Trump tweet

I believe very much that Tesla will be a valuable company the likes of which the Earth has never seen!

Yeah, definite Trump vibes.

 

[Wayward DP]

Am I the only one who finds the most offensive part of this email to be when Elon uses "btw" in it?

 

[axlsalinger]

Am I the only one who finds the most offensive part of this email to be when Elon uses "btw" in it?

probably

 

[Wayward DP]

probably

figured

 

[Habsy]

Nothing says “I am secure in my masculinity” like having a bullet point list of daily rituals you go through and arbitrary rules you follow to prove to yourself and everyone else that you are, indeed, a man.

When did "alpha" become synonymous with needy?

 

[Habspatrol]

These guys that tell you how tough/manly they are never impress me. I was taught (and it's been pretty accurate) that the toughest/manliest men are the least vocal about their toughness.

 

[BG]

Why do I feel like the alpha bullshit is pushback on the metoo movement? Men feeling a power shift in their lives, and scrambling to hold onto what power they had over others.

Every "alpha male" I know is just a quiet hard-working man, who takes no shit. If you need to demand respect, you haven't earned it.

 

[LeafGm]

Why do I feel like the alpha bullshit is pushback on the metoo movement? Men feeling a power shift in their lives, and scrambling to hold onto what power they had over others.

Every "alpha male" I know is just a quiet hard-working man, who takes no shit. If you need to demand respect, you haven't earned it.

It’s been said before, but to mediocre, insecure men who’ve been accustomed to privilege by virtue of their gender, equality can feel like they’re being attacked. Like the one inherent thing about them that they believe makes them superior is being taken away or turned around on them.

So yeah, a lot of this “alpha male” BS is a direct push-back against “MeToo”, or even just feminism in general before that, since there are plenty of modern explicitly misogynist movements (Proud Boys, MGTOW, incels, etc) that pre-date MeToo.

 

[hockeylover]

These guys that tell you how tough/manly they are never impress me. I was taught (and it's been pretty accurate) that the toughest/manliest men are the least vocal about their toughness.

Yeah, this is definitely very noticeable.

Ditto for guys who are vocal about how nice they are.

 

[LeafGm]

Yeah, this is definitely very noticeable.

Ditto for guys who are vocal about how nice they are.

The “Nice Guys” are probably even scarier than the “Alpha Males”.

 

[Habspatrol]

Yeah, this is definitely very noticeable.

Ditto for guys who are vocal about how nice they are.

Yeah, they give us actual tough, nice guys a bad name.

 

[oscarheyman]

Yeah, they give us actual tough, nice guys a bad name.