Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding

Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by deadc0de on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:01PM (#34436218)

"Men are judged by utility."

I didn't realize this until recently. Rude awakening. Even the most close relationships turn out to be quite transactional.

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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by fleddr on Thursday January 19, 2023 @05:09AM (#34438626)

"Only women, children and dogs are loved unconditionally" - Chris Rock.

It's not as transactional as to be loveless. It's conditional love.

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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by throwaway11823 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @10:50AM (#34441590)

I'd like to push back on this. I feel my friends & SO love me essentially unconditionally, but are simply ill-equipped to express that in a supportive way.

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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by fleddr on Thursday January 19, 2023 @03:02PM (#34444879)

I think that this is technically true in most cases, but love isn't technical.

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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by jelliclesfarm on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:44PM (#34448185)

Is Chris Rock a comedian?

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Re:Loneliness is a measure of self-understanding by jelliclesfarm on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:42PM (#34448169)

Between the two genders, men also disproportionately take the lion’s share of the spoils of war/relationship/employment/power/clout.

So here when men are judged by utility, it is essentially competition between the males of the species themselves.

It isn’t dissimilar to ape societies or lions. The alpha wars are happening due to testosterone. There is most certainly an evolutionary and biological reasoning for this.

This has nothing to do with women. Please leave us out of this.

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