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This thread is not the place for a debate about whether life has historically been (or currently is) easier on men than on women. So I'll simply say that it sh

This thread is not the place for a debate about whether life has historically been (or currently is) easier on men than on women. So I'll simply say that it shows a remarkable lack of empathy and understanding for you to call those desperate men who resort to PUA tactics "powerful". Almost by definition, they are acting from a position of weakness. I realize it's currently trendy to break the world down into large, tidy, digestible traits (maleness and femaleness in this case), labeling one as "privileged" and the other as "oppressed". Life's way too complicated for that.

wpietri 13y ago
The "let's not argue, so let me argue just a little" is bullshit. As to your non-argument argument, I have plenty of empathy for the desperate. But I can still condemn them using what power they have to manipulate other desperate people. Further: http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-there-is/ http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/05/15/straight-white-male-th...
- hacker789 13y ago
  > The "let's not argue, so let me argue just a little" is bullshit. Huh? You tried to start an argument. I acknowledged it, noted my disagreement, and moved on. What's "bullshit" about that? And yes, I've read John's blog post. He portrays the world through a remarkably lossy lens, and his pattern of gleeful refusal to look at situations and scenarios individually (e.g. male privilege at university vs. female privilege at university) leads me to believe he can't possibly believe a word he wrote. It's masturbation material for himself and other extremely rich and influential white men to help them feel even more superior to their peers.