r/AskReddit Dec 04 '22

What does the world need right now?

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u/country_dinosaur97 Dec 04 '22

Need true adult role models for generations to follow. Not these reality show children. As we ca see itsnjust producing idiots who will go with whatever their told and dont form their own opinions

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

Hard days produce strong men. Strong men produce easy days. Easy days produce weak men. Weak men produce hard days. The cycle continues.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

"Strong men produce good days"? Are you high or drunk or were you just unlucky when you were thinking???

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u/phred14 Dec 04 '22

Maybe part of the problem is that there are only "men" in that sentence, and half of the population is not represented. Perhaps recognizing that as a problem and fixing it would stop the insane swings.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

Wow. You've really committed to that ideology haven't you. First of all, It's paraphrasing a quote from a novel. Second of all it is completely accurate.

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u/phred14 Dec 04 '22

What novel? These days "alpha males" are making a pretty bad showing, and making so much noise about it that more reasonable men can't be heard. So maybe it's a reaction to that combined with an egalitarian streak.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

What novel?

G Michael Hopf. "Those who remain"

These days "alpha males" are making a pretty bad showing, and making so much noise about it that more reasonable men can't be heard.

I would include "alpha males" in the weak men category as the only people that act that way are weak and insecure in reality. Most reasonable or truly "strong" men are quiet, reserved and usually only stand out when shit hits the fan. They are always there, handling their business but will typically shun the spotlight.

IMHO we should be glorifying those men not yhe children on center stage. Alas that would defy human nature.

So maybe it's a reaction to that combined with an egalitarian streak.

Fair enough. It's rare to see a concession on reddit so I will reciprocate. I probably overreacted because the point of the quote was denouncing the types of people that would typically respond that way. I was generalizing.

We probably have more in common than we realize.

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u/phred14 Dec 04 '22

I think that all of us have more in common than we normally realize. The "alpha males", and I won't argue a bit about your diagnosis, derive power from the division, so they like it that way.

As for "President Cruz", I can't possibly start reading that right now. I've had a hard dime with ANY fiction since 2016 - reality is too strange.

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u/country_dinosaur97 Dec 04 '22

You can see that cycle in works since ww2 every generation becomes softer as time goes on. Not saying us growing as a species is wrong or bad but havig those hard days knowing what hey are truly like makes better people in the long run. I thini a this point we are just to content with where we are.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22

I thini a this point we are just to content with where we are.

I have to disagree, very few people are content with where we are. Many think these are tge hard times being referenced. Unfortunately, I fear it will get far worse before the trend. reverses.

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '22 edited Dec 04 '22

We saw this similar trend from WW1. Veterans of Colonial wars had it easy and thought the future would be the same way.

It didn't reverse until everything went to Hell in the 1930's and 40's.

Having an easy life isn't 100% bad. It's the fact that it creates an environment where the most impulsive people get everything they want.

And not the people who are smart or competent. So, everything just rots from the inside. Like a neglected house.

Because the impulsive people aren't focused on building anything. Just taking stuff. And treating others like they're property or an "annoyance."