#FF @strnglft @raptros_
I've been engaging with younger guys more recently, giving a bit of advice from time to time (when warranted), and it's so delightful to see young men thriving, moving forward, making progress, having good attitudes.
Most want to succeed.
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2/ ...but a cursed few want to be miserable, and want constant sympathy and attention that being miserable generates. It superficially looks similar to young guys who want to do well, but it's different. They don't take attention like a vitamin, to help them on their journey
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3/ ...but try to live off of the pity and the sympathy and attention as their fuel, like vampires drinking blood. These few are stuck on local optima, where being loudly pathetic guarantees them attention and emotional support. Any progress makes them less pathetic, which >
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4/ means that - in the short term - their social interactions and support dry up a bit. It's a long slog through lowlands between a small local optima just above sea level, and the plateaus in the distance. Many guys don't have a map, and that's OK. Help them by showing them
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5/ ...but others, even after they are given the map, refuse to step down off of their waterlogged perch in the bog, because wading to solid ground is hard, and it's easier to stand still, cry loudly, and let mom dry your tears.
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men should not be afraid of becoming strong
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indeed SHOULD not
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