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I want to share an idea with you that I’ve been thinking about over the past few days.
I’ve been an observer all my life. I’ve spent years analyzing the social dynamics of the people around me - their relationships, how they interact with each other, what they talk about, how social hierarchies form, etc. Although I have a natural inclination toward observation, I didn’t really choose to be this way. Due to unfortunate circumstances - being outcast at school, being non-NT, and other factors - I became someone who isn’t part of any community, always watching from the outside. It’s like standing next to the pitch in a football match, watching others play.
I often read posts where feminists argue that men - incels in particular - shouldn’t rely solely on women for emotional support, compliments, affection, and reassurance. This might not be a popular opinion, but I think they have a point on this. I agree that men should build strong, long-lasting bonds, form a “brotherhood,” and support each other through hard times.
However, my idea is that men are simply not capable of this. Biologically and evolutionarily, we are not wired to be emotionally (or in any other meaningful way) supportive of each other.
The reason for this could be that men subconsciously see each other as competition - mainly for social status. Throughout evolution, being open and vulnerable with other men (especially with women) was not a beneficial survival trait. The core feminist argument is that this dynamic results from "toxic masculinity," a construct pushed by the patriarchy. I disagree with this perspective because it ignores the fixed biological nature of men.
The whole concept of male friendship is incomprehensible to me. In my observation, men form alliances, not friendships. It’s alliances that bind men together. Life for men is a constant battle - a war for money, status, fame, women, etc. Everyone is driven by self-interest, but sometimes, in order to achieve our own selfish goals, we form alliances with other selfish men to multiply our power and outcompete others. Alliances are built on competence and a shared objective. This pattern is evident throughout history: men create tribes to conquer other tribes for resources, political parties to gain power, and companies to generate profit. If there is no common goal, men have no reason to be around each other. That's one of the reasons why modern men are lonelier than ever and also way lonelier than modern women. We don't have have anything conquer, anything to achieve, so why the fuck would we do anything together? And what? Get drunk and do stupid shit?
Thing is, men really don't give a fuck about each other and they probably never did, unless you have something to offer that they can benefit from (I wrote a post on the transactional nature of human interactions last year, you can read it here if you're interested).
I sometimes have this thought where most guys (probably on this forum as well) secretly hope that there will be a war where most guys die or get massecred so that the competition for women gets way less cut-throat.
I could talk about whether brotherhood is real or not, or whether the 'bros before hoes' thing is bullshit or not, but Rehab Room made a pretty good video on this topic and explained it better than I could:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1i_bPmQf74
Keep in my mind that I have never ever had a true friend in my life and I'm biased because of that.
What do you think? Can men be truly friends with each other?
I’ve been an observer all my life. I’ve spent years analyzing the social dynamics of the people around me - their relationships, how they interact with each other, what they talk about, how social hierarchies form, etc. Although I have a natural inclination toward observation, I didn’t really choose to be this way. Due to unfortunate circumstances - being outcast at school, being non-NT, and other factors - I became someone who isn’t part of any community, always watching from the outside. It’s like standing next to the pitch in a football match, watching others play.
I often read posts where feminists argue that men - incels in particular - shouldn’t rely solely on women for emotional support, compliments, affection, and reassurance. This might not be a popular opinion, but I think they have a point on this. I agree that men should build strong, long-lasting bonds, form a “brotherhood,” and support each other through hard times.
However, my idea is that men are simply not capable of this. Biologically and evolutionarily, we are not wired to be emotionally (or in any other meaningful way) supportive of each other.
The reason for this could be that men subconsciously see each other as competition - mainly for social status. Throughout evolution, being open and vulnerable with other men (especially with women) was not a beneficial survival trait. The core feminist argument is that this dynamic results from "toxic masculinity," a construct pushed by the patriarchy. I disagree with this perspective because it ignores the fixed biological nature of men.
The whole concept of male friendship is incomprehensible to me. In my observation, men form alliances, not friendships. It’s alliances that bind men together. Life for men is a constant battle - a war for money, status, fame, women, etc. Everyone is driven by self-interest, but sometimes, in order to achieve our own selfish goals, we form alliances with other selfish men to multiply our power and outcompete others. Alliances are built on competence and a shared objective. This pattern is evident throughout history: men create tribes to conquer other tribes for resources, political parties to gain power, and companies to generate profit. If there is no common goal, men have no reason to be around each other. That's one of the reasons why modern men are lonelier than ever and also way lonelier than modern women. We don't have have anything conquer, anything to achieve, so why the fuck would we do anything together? And what? Get drunk and do stupid shit?
Thing is, men really don't give a fuck about each other and they probably never did, unless you have something to offer that they can benefit from (I wrote a post on the transactional nature of human interactions last year, you can read it here if you're interested).
I sometimes have this thought where most guys (probably on this forum as well) secretly hope that there will be a war where most guys die or get massecred so that the competition for women gets way less cut-throat.
I could talk about whether brotherhood is real or not, or whether the 'bros before hoes' thing is bullshit or not, but Rehab Room made a pretty good video on this topic and explained it better than I could:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1i_bPmQf74
Keep in my mind that I have never ever had a true friend in my life and I'm biased because of that.
What do you think? Can men be truly friends with each other?