• UnrepententProcrastinator
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    10 months ago

    As a father of 4 boys, I find it sad that young men want a world on fire. There are a lot of good male role model out there, let’s promote them, seems that would be more conducive.

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          10 months ago

          This was a half joke, the lack of male role model being solved by transitioning is kinda incidental, though it may have played a role because I didn’t identify with what I observed as the “male role”

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            10 months ago

            It’s an interesting idea. Personally, I like to explore what part of my behavior is reinforced gender performance and which part feels more like me.

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      10 months ago

      As someone who had a father of 4 - just tell them people are people. No one is above reproach. They all make mistakes, and a lot of them try to do as much good as they can. They are going to learn that sooner, or later.

      There’s no worst thing that finding out your hero is a shit heel. But if you never had a role model - you can’t get that disappointment.

      You just try your best to be your best. Because if everyone did that - the world would be a better place.

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        10 months ago

        That’s how I’ve always operated. Can’t be let down if you don’t look up in the first place. I’m doing pretty well right now without having had a role model (I’ve had mentors but I feel there’s a difference), but I’ll never lie and say the road I’ve taken has been free of potholes and detours.

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      10 months ago

      I’m writing this little fictional world for a set of stories, and had the idea to change over one of my “strong female role model explorer” characters to a guy; while keeping a number of less masculine traits. I just felt like it’s important for people to have more fictional characters in their demographic they want to look up to and imitate.

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        10 months ago

        Sure, up to a certain age where they develop their own interests you don’t share. Which is okay, I’m not there to hold their hand forever. Just long enough…

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      10 months ago

      According to Bill Nye, the planet’s on fucking fire. If human civilisation is the first to catch fire, then the flames might go out before they take the rest of the world down. But if the flames only affect the poor and the wilds, then the rich will keep burning it all down. So maybe a controlled burn on the wealthy is what we need.

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          10 months ago

          Yeah! And also Rupert Murdoch, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Timothy Cook, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Elon Musk. And every other billionaire.