Thursday, January 1, 2026

Some basic principles of masculinity

From Twitter/X today, inspired by an excellent article by Justin Lee:

6 comments:

  1. Excellent list, there, Ed. Charlie Kirk was a good exemplar of those virtues. He strongly opposed Nick Fuentes and the groypers (the main subject of Justin Lee's original article) and inspired thousands to live a better life. His last book, Stop in the Name of God, is very good also--all about the benefits of keeping sabbath, whether done on a Saturday or a Sunday.

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    1. Really? The Saint Charlie Kirk narrative? The man didn't deserve to die, but the hagiography applied to a petty, intellectually-lightweight culture warrior whose primary contribution to the world was pushing the Overton Window further Rightward sickens me to my stomach.

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  2. Using 'etc' four times, 'at the very least', and 'and the like' is not the mark of a writer with a wide vocabulary and compact style.

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    1. I'll add a further principle:

      8. Bear petty criticisms with patience and good humor. Etc. etc.

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  3. Hmm. Advice on how to live from an essentialist. I'll pass. Wasted too much of my life already trying to practice what old men thought dead men thought would make me happy, only to find that it did no such thing.

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    1. A pretty lame ad hominem. Most of what I said could be endorsed by someone whatever he thinks of essentialism.

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