compressing this further, it seems like there should be virtue in both dominance and submission. currently it’s heavily biased towards dominance.https://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1365555688093618177 …
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this imo is the “real” issue behind “down with the patriarchy” and is heavily related to religion and God.
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this is b/c the presence of a virtuous God/King/Emperor makes submission a virtue. each of these ideas however eventually “died” leaving the individual alone
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this creates an anxious situation where personal dominance within a hierarchy of value is the only virtue. submission is losing when everyone wants to be King.
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kings and emperors fell b/c they lose their Perfect Virtue. God seemed immune to this loss but remained silent while the priests fell and so died as well.
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the loss of the ability to subsume all hierarchies of value into an Ultimate Meta Ultra Hierarchy of Value creates a situation where both men and women are losers.
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for men, it kicked off a dominance arms race where you had to be alpha at making money, physical fitness, philosophy, music, art, math, business etc... basically EVERYTHING in order to feel Good Enough
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it mostly collapses into a desire for money though since money is potential and allows one to dream of being everything else. though it ultimately never satisfies.
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because men could then no longer appreciate submission as a virtue, (no one dreams of being the butler for batman) they also could not appreciate the role of the feminine.
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this was a scorn not only for the “agreeableness” of women but also the “weakness” of nature. they were simply exploited up until an equilibrium limited only by the level of dominance available
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women then were told “if you want to be appreciated for your humility and caring then go to God directly and self-actualize! we’re equal now aren’t we. STOP looking down on me, i’m already working hard!!!!”
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“hey i think ur projecting a bit...” “i’m good enough momma!! tell me i’m good enough!!” ”okey... i’m gonna just... leave now... (frantically orders STEM books via Amazon prime)”
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the inability to live life is primarily a result of inability to submit to personal imperfection, including fear of “Death” (which is metaphorically the end of any Thing. physical death, identity death, losing, end of water slide, saying goodbye)
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without the ability to wash away Original Sin through “serve me and all will make sense and be alright” hoomans were left to fend for themselves in making sense of the world
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and that’s where capitalism stepped in. and squeezed all the juice out of the tasty tasty hoomans.
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