1/ key insight to "guy culture" that I didn't get til I was 30+: giving and receiving static w friends demonstrates emotional maturity &
2/ resilience, and inner strength. If you are confident in yourself you can take ribbing w/o pain & deal it w/o malice. But ...
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3/ the self-doubting and weak have less emotional resilence and less ability to slap without slapping too hard. Thus bro culture tests &
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4/ demonstrates, and thus serves as a credential from one man to the next: "this dude is solid; I think I can depend on him in a tight spot"
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