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I'm hiding.

JohnDoe721

June 16, 2020

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Title	I'm hiding.
Author	JohnDoe721
Upvotes	1
Comments	11
Date	June 16, 2020 11:51 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW2
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MGTOW2/comments/hafs2b/im_hiding/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MGTOW2/im-hiding.807641 https://theredarchive.com/post/807641

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[–]DonMelbourne2 points 6 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link

I don't think you get it. The photo tells us everything we need to know about MGTOW.

The OP title is "I'm hiding". That is obviously referring to the poster, whom we can't see in the photo (because he is hiding), and not to the dog, which is clearly not hiding.

It is a clever existential take on the human condition, intersecting with MGTOW, in that the poster is not appearing in the photo, thereby showing us that he has 'gone his own way'. I infer from the lack of a woman in the photo and the one seating position on the couch that the poster is promoting the MGTOW concept of not marrying or cohabiting with a woman since doing that is now a bad deal for men.

The semi-open blinds with the sun shining through suggests he is open to the world. But the half-closed positioning shows he believes that a MGTOW man should 'hide' his MGTOW-ness from the world. The static nature of the photo tells us that MGTOW is not a 'movement' -- nothing is moving -- but, just as the half-open blinds is his own choice, so MGTOW is a life-style choice, where we can 'hide' in plain sight while still being a part of the world, enjoying the good things of the world like sunshine. A man doesn't need a woman to enjoy the sunshine!

But it is also not good for man to be alone. The dog in the photo is the poster's way of telling us that a dog is a good companion for a man, providing the necessary interaction that leads to good mental health. The poster is telling us that while a MGTOW man 'hides' from marriage, he is quite open to investing in relationships with others, even with a pet. The poster obviously believes in the importance of good mental health.

The lack of a lead or any kind of restraint on the dog, and the way the dog is relaxing on the couch, indicates the contentment that freedom brings -- confirming for us that yes indeed, MGTOW is freedom.

So the photo in fact tells us EVERYTHING we need to know about MGTOW.

Or maybe I am over-analysing.

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