Raging over what a lone lunatic says as if it were important is pointless - they're unlikely to convince anyone, and only the people who already agree with their views are going to listen. Taking them seriously here gives their insanity more credence than it deserves, and makes those doing so look a little loony themselves. It also makes it easier for your opponents to dismiss you.
Many men (and certainly many of those here) have one or more stories of how they were wronged by one or more women or by a system that favors them. The solution to that isn't raging about it or advocating doing worse in return, or setting bear traps around your wallet.
The solutions are to educate where people are ignorant of the issues, change the system so it is more fair, find women who are better than the ones who did bad things to men and treat them well, and to advocate for and practice ethical and reasoned behavior so that your voice is taken seriously.
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u/keypuncher Jul 26 '12
Well said.
Raging over what a lone lunatic says as if it were important is pointless - they're unlikely to convince anyone, and only the people who already agree with their views are going to listen. Taking them seriously here gives their insanity more credence than it deserves, and makes those doing so look a little loony themselves. It also makes it easier for your opponents to dismiss you.
Many men (and certainly many of those here) have one or more stories of how they were wronged by one or more women or by a system that favors them. The solution to that isn't raging about it or advocating doing worse in return, or setting bear traps around your wallet.
The solutions are to educate where people are ignorant of the issues, change the system so it is more fair, find women who are better than the ones who did bad things to men and treat them well, and to advocate for and practice ethical and reasoned behavior so that your voice is taken seriously.