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Matthew Royal
is 14% done
Reading this book as a gay man is a bit like watching the ritualized mating dances of tropical birds: surprisingly complex and ultimately pointless.
I am sympathetic to his critiques on monogamy and soul mates, but reject his thesis that men are naturally rational. Tomassi positions himself in the "manosphere" primate dominance hierarchy as a data-driven philosopher far above mere behavior-mimicking Pick Up Artists.
— Mar 04, 2020 11:25AM
I am sympathetic to his critiques on monogamy and soul mates, but reject his thesis that men are naturally rational. Tomassi positions himself in the "manosphere" primate dominance hierarchy as a data-driven philosopher far above mere behavior-mimicking Pick Up Artists.
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Matthew Royal
is 66% done
Every time he says "Fem-centric society" or "the feminine imperative," it reminds me of Piers Anthony's underage characters talking about "the adult conspiracy" from which they're excluded. Very childish way of seeing the arbitrary rules adults impose on kids, kind of silly, a little endearing when out of the mouths of babes. It's less cute from a grown man.
— Mar 10, 2020 07:45PM
Matthew Royal
is 53% done
He talks about women like they're part of a wide-reaching conspiracy -- very powerful, but somehow not rational. It reminds me of American fear mongering that cast Chinese-Americans in San Francisco as a sprawling hive of subhumans that was somehow also deeply wise... and inimical to mankind. Now and then, this view of "the other" group is contradictory and wrong.
— Mar 09, 2020 09:21PM
