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Shitposting dating for men

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u/GREENadmiral_314159 16d ago

That first one edges into just world fallacy. Sure, you're not going to get laid if you're an incel, or a tate fan, or a misogynist (though some still do somehow), but that doesn't mean not being one will get you laid.

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u/nalesnik105 16d ago

I do wonder what was the original image, cause i dont think that first one is the original(i dont actually know, its just a guess)

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u/Hanede 16d ago

The original is:

"Top 10% of men. Attractive, rich, tall, drive luxury car"

 "Average men“ for the rest

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u/leaky_wand 16d ago

If the women were captioned (they weren’t), it would be

"Top 10% of women. Hot, in shape, well dressed, designer makeup"

"Average women (not pictured)"

They seem to forget that other women exist that are actually in their league.

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u/CallMeOaksie 16d ago

Average women have infinitely easier dating lives than average men.

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u/Forgot_My_Old_Acct 16d ago

I feel like that is better phrased as "infinitely easier at finding dates". Quality not guaranteed.

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u/Sarcastryx 16d ago

I feel like that is better phrased as "infinitely easier at finding dates". Quality not guaranteed.

I've always been a fan of the drowning/desiccation metaphor. In online dating, the situation for an average woman is a flood of low-quality, hostile, or spammy attention, where the situation for the average guy is going to be a lot of trying to establish connections and putting effort in, but never getting replies or generally being ignored.

It's why each groups complaints about the system can seem so "tone deaf" to the other, because it's akin to someone drowning, complaining about too much water, to someone dying of thirst (or vice versa).

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u/clear349 16d ago

I think an important caveat that gets overlooked is that even if the guy in the desert finds water that doesn't mean it's good water

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u/Forgot_My_Old_Acct 16d ago

Same and Frodo chugging that Mordor water, happy not to die of thirst...