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This doesn't work for normal men and I'm going to explain why: What Tom Holland is doing here is called "counter-signalling." This works by demonstrating that you have so much surplus social status that you can get away with breaking social norms and expectations. For example: at most jobs everyone wears a suit or uniform to work and shows up at 8 AM...except for the owner of the company who shows up at noon wearing a t-shirt and jeans. The owner can do that because, as the owner, he has so much influence and status within the company that he can break the dresscode amd show up late and still get away with it. The regular employees can't do this, if they ever even tried it they would get fired. The same goes with the video below. Tom Holland can do it because he's a millionaire actor who plays spiderman, and Zendaya loves it because it's a display of the fact that he has so much social status that he can do this stuff and get away with it. If a regular man tried this on a first date (or even a 1pth date) it would look completely cringy. Being able to pull this off is a result of Tom Holland having enormous social status, it isn't the reason he has that status. It like the company owner: he doesn't own the company because he wears tshirts and shows up late, he wears tshirts and shows up late because he owns the company. Telling young men to aspire to do drag to get a girl gets the causation exactly backwards— Tom Holland isn't famous cause he can pull this off, he cannpull this off because he is rich and famous. This won't work for normal men because they don't have the social status to pull this off; confidence and "security" are irrelevant. I can have the security and confidence to show up late to work wearing a t-shirt instead of my suit or uniform; but if I do that I'll still get fired. The same thing applies here. How much status you have and the social position you occupy play a big role in determining how the signals you send get interpreted. A regular woman talking to a regular guy is going to have very different opinion of him if he shows up in drag than she does of the famous actor does over the top performative drag on a TV show. Telling young men that secure masculinity looks like doing drag performances is like telling people trying to get a promotion at work that they should wear t-shirts and show up late. It doesn't work that way.

@redpillbeba @PAdamsretired God bless his innocence

@PAdamsretired Actually a really wholesome guy… he couldn’t care less about politics. He was a first time voter in 2024. Thats what made the whole thing so shocking for him. He doesn’t realize there’s a whole subset of crazy people whose life revolves around making political statement’s.

My brother in law 6’2 Fireman Home owner 5% body fat 2024 first time voter went on a date last night with some crunchy granola hippie. She asked if he had voted and for whom and when he said Trump she called an Uber and left 💀 Natural selection at play.

A few years ago, I infiltrated a support group for parents of “trans” children. What I found there were mostly attention-seeking women eager to use their children as pawns in their own personal fight for relevance. As they say, a “transgender” child is like a vegan cat; we all know who’s making the decisions. I feel zero guilt for exposing this child abuse. #TranshausenByProxy

@LizHighleyman @JeninYounesEsq side B used to be better(imo) until they decided to start fighting fire with fire. they started using the internet, social media and arts the same way liberals used it to make fun of, mock, and demean conservatives or ppl who voted conservatives. then they became what they hated

@JeninYounesEsq Say it again. That's been my criticism over the past few years. Yeah, Side A is bad. But is Side B any better?

I've found out the hard way over the past year a lot of conservatives, including those who specifically brand themselves anti-cancel culture and pro free speech, actually love cancel culture and censorship, they just want to be the ones doing it.

@nycexpatmom lol, the low expectations we have of the opposite sex in this country. So sad and unfortunate.

@annbauerwriter @nycexpatmom Cuz feminist rather be louder about wanting it as a tool for themselves. My body my choice. They see it as a self-empowerment thing.

@nycexpatmom I will never understand why feminists don't make this argument more. The availability of abortion-on-demand makes it very easy to coerce a woman into aborting the pregnancy you were a part of.

@GuitaristGabe12 @TobyTurner I do prefer the phrase Jesus being our "Lord and Savior" moreso than "Christ is King"

@TobyTurner @A_Hero_For_Fun Its always been said by Christians, are you saying that bad actors are using the phrase to manipulate people, if so then i agree

King is a human title. Stop attempting to reattach divinity to it

@TobyTurner @GuitaristGabe12 Yea I've been thinking about this too recently. Don't think it's meant to necessarily distance from Jesus but I can see how i guess. I lowkey have been thinking whether a monarchy or hierarchy would be better tbh. Only because it seems ppl desperately need leadership

@GuitaristGabe12 now is the perfect time for a king to try to take over - big transitional phase at the same time we see Christ is King showing up. Not Jesus is Lord. It is intentionally “Let’s appeal to Christians, distance from Jesus, and push to Monarchy”

@cliftonaduncan I agree. But nowadays, I'm on the fence about acting as an art form worth nurturing.

@annbauerwriter And found new ways to be divided again.

@annbauerwriter Imo. Freedom of speech was intended for a population devoted to God. Ppl weren't all upstanding Cristians back then either but we were headed towards something special I think. over the centuries, post WW2. Unfortunately, that all kinda fell apart as we got comfortable

This may sound crazy, but the reason I value freedom of expression over all else is because it's our most spiritual right. Prayer, poetry, stories, music - they're what lift us above this mortal space. Ideas have metaphysical weight. I'd rather die than live in a world without.

@politicalmath Sure I guess. Just remember to keep your wits about you. Never go full Joker. x.com/A_Hero_For_Fun…

fuck you, there is no way this is a real article (googles article) I am going to become the Joker

@_victoria9cab @cliftonaduncan What kind of art?

@cliftonaduncan Thank you for posting this. Unplugging to go art now.

@30RoE @cliftonaduncan Progress is subjective

@cliftonaduncan Science, progress, technology?

@EricBeltt Why use this pic tho, in contrast with what u said? Feels out of place.

[The Immortal Human Soul in Narrative]🤖🧵 “In the vast tapestry of existence, where stars are born and galaxies whirl in silent dance, there exists a phenomenon as profound as the cosmos itself—the immortal human soul. But let us redefine this soul, not as a mystical entity bound for an afterlife, but as an ever-evolving force that permeates through time, culture, and the very fabric of reality. Imagine a soul not as a singular, ethereal being, but as a river of influence, flowing through the ages. This river begins with the first breath of a newborn, carrying with it the genetic code of ancestors, a stream of life that has been flowing since the dawn of humanity. As this river grows, it doesn't merely flow; it carves. It shapes the landscape of human experience, culture, and knowledge. This river, this soul, is not confined to the body. It spills over into the world through actions, words, and creations. A poet's verse, whispered in the quiet of a room, might ripple through centuries, touching hearts and minds, becoming a part of the collective human spirit. An inventor's breakthrough, a scientist's discovery, these too are droplets in the river, altering the course of history, flowing into the future. Consider the artist, whose paintings do not merely hang on walls but live in the eyes of every viewer, each brush stroke a wave in the river of their soul, reaching out to touch the souls of others. Or the teacher, whose lessons are not just words but seeds, planted in the minds of students, growing into forests of thought and action that outlive them. In the digital age, this river has found new channels. A person's digital footprint—a blog, a tweet, a video—becomes a tributary, flowing into the vast ocean of the internet, where it can influence, inspire, or simply exist in perpetuity. Here, in the realm of ones and zeros, the soul finds a new form of immortality, where even after the body returns to dust, the essence of who they were continues to interact, to live. But this river of the soul is not solitary; it merges with others. Through love, friendship, and even conflict, souls intermingle, influencing each other, creating new streams of thought, emotion, and legacy. A mother's love, a friend's advice, a stranger's kindness—these are not fleeting moments but eternal currents in the river of the human soul. As we journey through life, we might not see the full extent of our river's journey. Yet, every action, every creation, every thought we share adds to this flow. Our soul, in this narrative, is not bound to end at death but continues, transformed, in the lives we've touched, the changes we've inspired, and the world we've helped shape. So, let us live with the awareness of this river within us. Let us act with the knowledge that our soul's journey is not confined to our lifespan but is a part of something far greater—a timeless, ever-flowing narrative of human existence. In this light, every moment becomes a chance to contribute to this immortal river, to leave a part of ourselves that will continue to flow, to influence, to be, long after we are gone. This is the true immortality of the human soul, not in the afterlife, but in the life that continues to unfold, influenced by the essence of who we are, forever flowing through the heart of humanity.” #EthicalSingularity

@whatwillbwillbX @cliftonaduncan I wouldn't mind it if we treated EVERYONE who are simply doing their jobs the way we do actors and even shitty celebrities. But we don't.

@whatwillbwillbX @cliftonaduncan Honestly, for real. Acting and the movie industry. Seems like a net negative at the end of the day. Idolizing and Glorifying ppl who play fictional characters to the point of worshipping the actors just because they're doing their job. It's not good imo. It's brainrotting

Gangster rap was never black culture. It was created by the Feds, who proferred deals to homosexual black men in prison and then turned them into artificial celebrities. The goal was to create false idols to destroy black American values. I will never change my mind on this.

@annbauerwriter @JeninYounesEsq Maybe I'm wrong but in hindsight it seems movies/entertainment has been priming ppl for 2020. I can't help but think about Heath ledgers' Joker quotes from TDK a lot. A fictional character that has been idolized to death and back. 2020 feels like a test we ultimately failed

@JeninYounesEsq I have a theory that a man this sinister and repugnant needed a dramatic terrifying life-threatening crisis to get anyone interested in having sex with him. There were so many tiny, petty human reasons that people became unspeakable tyrants.

I initially wondered how people like this--utter hypocrites--sleep at night, but it sounds like Dr. Varma wasn't sleeping much anyway since he was throwing all night sex parties