I sometimes encounter the take "modern society has made us soft", which makes no sense to me. The modern world presents immense complexity & challenges compared to past environments. Growth doesn't come from suffering or discomfort per se, it comes from surmountable challenges.
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Soft as in feminine. True masculinity is frowned upon today. It's been a long time, especially in countries like Sweden, since your body had the need to code for proteins relating to war, hunger, hostility, etc. Strong men => Prosperity => Feminism taking over the institutions.
Ah, to be back to the good old days of our glorious past, when average male height was 5.5 ft and high-status Alpha Males wore leggings, makeup, and wigspic.twitter.com/SF1JRg3nBN
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And heels. What could be more manly than that? Modern society offers complexity and challenges, but they are optional; it requires from individuals to push themselves further than ever before Some choose to only play videogames, and that doesn't help anyonepic.twitter.com/spj6ERr7SA
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The aggregated suffering is in the minds of people; people who have no business in being inside their head. Higher time preferences, promoted by the abundancy of credits and goods, incentivize reaping when the getting is good; indulging at the cost of a meaningful future.
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And being witty on twitter is engaging in a competence hierarchy of puns. One needs to sharpen up the skills to improve, delivering those killer lines. That's for creative people. Everyone isn't. But everyone needs long-time goals to invest in their own traits. That is 'meaning'.
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