I guess that was the reason I originally posted anything at all. The deeper cultural problems of maleness are particularly visible when examining the topic of pain, both the internal experience of it as well as the social expression of it.
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anyway it was a good read, thanks for the link. I wish it was more possible to discuss this stuff without the minefield that surrounds it all.
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Have you read this? https://hazlitt.net/longreads/legion-lonely … I found it from
@visakanv's list of good longform essays. It's a good (and depressing) starting point for discussing some of the cultural issues men struggle with. Also interesting to contrast with the essay about female pain. -
I haven't, will bookmark it. thanks.
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I lied. I did read that one months ago. It had slipped my mind until now. Possibly suppressed cuz it made me cry when I read it.
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yeah it's really brutal stuff :( I think about it a lot
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it hit too close to home. I had a rough summer :(
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