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Looking to emulate role models *is* the core of the crisis. It is not actually natural for guys to emulate role models. Following leaders in specific activities is natural, as is falling into team roles that fit you, but differentiation is core of male identity development.
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I've been watching Fuck Boy Island which has some of this situational intrasexual competition. I don't know enough about gendering emulation & mimesis (maybe can weigh in). But Americans seems to be in death spirals of stress response emulation atm
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It might have to do with stuff like fashion, housework, shopping, care work, and other feminine-coded activities simply having a lot more raw material for emulation behavior. Where women do other work the stronger emulation patterns do seem to dissipate
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The only thing I’ve found that seems to get somewhere is developing a nerdy individual interest. It is existentially dangerous for guys to not have a non-social creative interest. By the time they get into nonspecific dog-pack mode behind a role model, they’re too far gone.
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The emulation part there is functional, around skills mostly But it is revealing that uniforms, haircuts, bed-making disciplines have to be enforced, implying it’s not actually natural for that to be super synchronized Also revealing that people get unique nicknames etc
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