@DemonFramed That shirtless scene alone in Man of steel inspired a whole generation of men to hit the Gym, the new superman lacks that Aura of masculinity and presence, fuck James Gunn.
@winston_raffe@aruvinchan What a load of crap "they go to meet other attractive women" as if we don't know how petty and jealousy it is for a woman to be in the presence of other pretty women. They go to clubs for the male gaze and free drinks, why are you lying to yourself?
A culture that steals from the young by monopolising their peak productive years through price gouging and egregious rent seeking, charging twice, thrice or even four times what they paid for essential services, is operating an inverted structure where the old siphon from the young by leeching off their vitality like a desiccating parasite, when they should be nurturing the next generation rather than sacrificing it. There is no greater sign of narcissism in a culture, be it western materialist short-term greed or eastern self-sacrificing parent worship where the child is viewed as a unit of consumption to better and improve the lot of elders, rather than something that those elders should be cultivating and sacrificing for. The young of today have every right to be mad. They would be mad not to be.
If you are not sufficiently aggressive, you will be treated like shit. Different contexts and domains dress up that aggression differently. It can be raw displays of physical violence, wittiness and humour, formal intellectual domination - any number of things - but the theme is always clear regardless of culture, class and context. Are you strong? How does it look when you bear your teeth? Can you inspire fear in the hearts of others? Can you make the tough decisions under pressure when the situation calls for it? What is the essence of the stuff you are made from? Will you crumble, or push through? What strength do you possess that means when I look at you I should respect you? Show me your force of being, your intensity, your soul - wear your darkness - show me your power.
Unfairness is entropic, indiscriminate, and thereby plentiful - it is the default state of the world, and so because fairness is rare beyond metaphysical claims about God and karma, it is in practical terms something only the most benevolently strong impose.
There are situations in this world where good things happen solely due to the clout of a man who is feared as much as he is loved, thereby carrying both the desire to honour him, and threat of reprisal from him. It is this which underwrites the fairness he would impose that is otherwise lacking - a most perfect lock. Almost all practical fairness operates in this way, for it is the main purview of walled gardens - it is not naturally abundant, but a most beautiful construction.
It is for this reason you must cast off your petulant expectations of fair treatment, and instead foster the spirit of the conqueror. Nature is a woman, and therefore bends only to the most potent and applied will: the most relentless, the most ruthless, the most pure hearted, indomitable, and penetrative force of being.
Do not rely on grace or beg for mercy - pray for nothing but strength. Cultivate your lifeforce, scheme, calculate, envision, strategise, plan, and direct your will - be the arbiter of the fairness this world has deprived you, rather than the one who laments its absence - mirror the divine in your personal kingdom by ensuring it is what this world fails to be: beautifully just.