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[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 40 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (3 children)

I listened to a really interesting podcast the other day about how the current online alpha male culture, the kind we see propagated by Andrew Tate and co, actually emphasizes an incredibly lonely existence. It’s almost hermitical. Whereas masculinity in the 80’s up through the 2000’s or so was about getting rich, partying in incredibly conspicuous ways, and getting laid all the time.

This lambo meme (first part) falls right in line with the Tate mentality for sure. There are people who read that and go “yes, that sounds great.”

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I think the current online alpha male culture is a marketing tool meant to validate the antisocial beliefs of potential customers in order to convert them into paying customers.

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 hours ago

Oh definitely. At its heart is the grift

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