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Re:'Traditional masculinity' labeled 'harmful' by the Americ... by acostoss on Thursday January 10, 2019 @12:44PM (#18876008)
Competition isn't bad, but harming yourself in service of competition is. You can compete without endangering yourself and harming others. You can be the best without having to play the "I'm manlier than you" game.
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Re:'Traditional masculinity' labeled 'harmful' by the Americ... by onetimemanytime on Thursday January 10, 2019 @12:52PM (#18876100)
>>You can compete without endangering yourself and harming others. You can be the best without having to play the "I'm manlier than you" game.

Play without keeping a score so the loser is not "hurt" emotionally?

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Re:'Traditional masculinity' labeled 'harmful' by the Americ... by jalgos_eminator on Thursday January 10, 2019 @01:47PM (#18876662)
It sounds like you were reading a subtext that isn't there.
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