M. Erekson Holt

Missouri Farmer
Fantasy/Sci-Fi author
Movie rec's (see thread on Man Fuel)
Podcaster "Gospel Talktrine"
Husband/Father/Latter-day Saint

[M. Erekson Holt @madmardy]

🧵A number of people have asked about my phrase "Man Fuel." Simply put, Man Fuel is story that feeds manly virtues. It can be a movie, a series, a book, an audiobook, story in any form that makes you aspire to be a better man than you are.

For some time, I've wanted to launch a Man Fuel Mega Thread, where every few days I add a new post to the end with another example of Man Fuel, listing the work, the virtue, and my reasoning. I think now is the time. I have a very long list.

This thread then, by its nature, will never end. Neither will Man Fuel. Bookmark it. I'll repost each individual title on my feed, too, so you won't miss them if you are following.

What I'm hoping to accomplish is to curate (with your help, please add your suggestions in the replies) a list of works to which men may resort when they need to be reminded of what God expects of them. What they, in their innermost hearts, expect of themselves. What they hope to model for their sons. What they hope to present as a standard for their daughters.

I need your help on this thread. We need to decide together what men need and aren't getting from Hollywood and New York publishing. Then we can help each other go and find it elsewhere.

There is no ban on R-ratings. Men at their best are sometimes violent or foul-mouthed. Sometimes, to show a man reaching for what is best, it is necessary to first depict him at his worst. However, I do expect that a great many Man Fuel titles will be family friendly.

In highlighting Man Fuel, I am in no way saying that a story must be Man Fuel to be worth engaging. There are many works that don't fit the above definition which should certainly be read, watched, and understood.

Some stories will be Woman Fuel (I have no doubt such a thing exists, though I naturally wouldn't be the best to talk about it. Which doesn't mean I won't at some point.) Women may enjoy Man Fuel, and men may enjoy Woman Fuel. All great stories will have a large crossover appeal, even if there is a primary audience.

Some stories are too dark to be Man Fuel, as they are about antiheroes. They might be amazing works, well worth experiencing. They won't make it onto this list, however. There might be other reasons a story is great but not Man Fuel. I love story in general, but those will be left for another day.

Some people will argue about what the manly virtues are. These are all discussions worth having. In fact, it is the very discussion we are having.

This is that thread.

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@NateSilver538 You keep describing this as if it's a bunch of smoke and don't they realize how much it looks like fire? Get past the denial bro, it's fire and THEY'RE JUST CHEATING

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@sadgirlyboss In my experience as a missionary in a Catholic country, the teachings about chastity were there, but the expectation to actually follow them was not. Latter-day Saints have this expectation and a LOT of support systems around helping young people keep their covenants.

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Lots of commenters have the "right answer." But there is no right answer. This is about desired outcomes.

Your kids will go where their friends are. Their friends (esp. the ones not fed properly at home) will go where the food (or warmth, or welcome, or love, or entertainment) is.

Do you want your kids and their friends to want to come to your house? This comes at a cost. Or do you want them to choose to be somewhere else? This also comes at a cost.

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@BowTiedRanger You believe He can resurrect himself and ascend into the clouds . . . and not then go and visit part of the earth He created?

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@FiredUpCoug You should start every one of these by cooking bacon on the flat top. Then "throw away" the bacon because all you wanted was the grease. (Actually you eat it later but saying you throw it away will get you crazy engagement. It will piss off literally every person.)

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@IllariaDiMar @AnnaKateShelt @nytimes Read the book series Beggars in Spain

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@restoreorderusa Yes, low-trust behaviors are low trust.

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@_AashishReddy Modus ponens would be my guess

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@timtheaton @MarioNawfal Goldfinger style

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@xwanyex Dude it's an account in South Africa and she got your engagement. She understands all of this better than you think. She just has no soul.

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You're making her tens of thousands of dollars here. Unlike a politician, she doesn't need a majority, she only needs a few individuals. This kind of polarized marketing is highly effective in high ticket sales and you 100xed her reach.

Offending conservatives is the safest play in the world.

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@ProfMJCleveland All Creatures Great and Small

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@drmamtasinghvi So you willfully forgot the high time preference part

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@BlackBlessedLDS @maistomedia How is it not eugenics?

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@tanpukunokami It's actually a warning sign. It means if a bad guy who doesn't obey signs brings a gun there, he will be free of the fear of good guys, who do obey signs, also having a gun.

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@wylfcen If it's unrelated that's on you

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@walterkirn It's actually democracy's inevitable graveyard

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@Manhattva @LDS_Dems For the same reason the pharaohs did this to Aken-Aten.

He doesn't worship their pantheon of gods.

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@SenatorCollins Looking at how leftist you vote, I wish you'd skip a few

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@Latterdaytruth True, if you're smart enough to spot data errors rather than fall prey to them. Otherwise, you might end up believing garbage, and because you think it firmly backed up with data, the false belief will be hard to root out.