How do you keep sane?

Lethn · 2019-01-08T18:12:54+00:00

Yes I actively encourage people to take breaks when I see them getting like you are. Another thing I also advocate is if you're stuck in a self-segregated left wing shithole organise yourself a weekend trip somewhere in your own country and try exploring different parts of it to see if you can't meet new people who have different viewpoints.

I found it remarkable how much the attitude changes if you just go to a different city for example or area and it made me realise what a self-segregated bubble I myself live in which is filled with unbearable hard left types. The good news is that once you become aware of all of this bullshit, it's very easy to avoid the people who genuinely hate men and so on because you just watch for the feminist buzzwords and so on.

Lion_amongst_gods · 2019-01-08T18:37:06+00:00

The nature of this sub is quite serious because of the state of men's rights in the real world. I don't think one needs to get sad or insane because of the contents of this sub. Take this sub as mostly educational- learn from it, contribute to it, may be give some valuable advice and occasional humour, probably. Cheers!

tenchineuro · 2019-01-08T19:52:48+00:00

They say that sanity is overrated. But how about a few unix fortunes for clarification...

The more things change, the more they stay insane.
All my friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane.
Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.
Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your kids.
What garlic is to food, insanity is to art.
The point is, you see, that there is no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just as well give in and save your sanity for later.
I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere.

_harpocrates · 2019-01-08T20:43:08+00:00

I guess it's the world that is insane - and this sub is just a magnifying glass onto the world.

I don't know, I see misandry more often than misogyny and the rare few times I've seen men called out for sexism they've been very apologetic - misandry often goes unchallenged and without recourse.

I laugh a lot at it, in a self deprecating kind of way.

DavidByron2 · 2019-01-08T18:43:46+00:00

How do you keep sane?

I accept the truth; men are a disadvantaged minority. Your problem is that all your life you've been told that men are privileged and in charge. Now you meet facts that contradict this and there's a dichotomy. That's tough on your brain. This sounds simple but again and again and again I see men here who have clearly NOT accepted the truth at some fundamental level even if they know the facts.

Usually it's when talking about dangerous or hostile women / girlfriends. I see a lot of people answering inquiries with aggressive suggestions. These people have not learned the world is not fair towards men. Justice and fairness is something we want but we don't have it yet. So don't be aggressive. You're a second class citizen so act like it.

Tedesche · 2019-01-08T23:34:35+00:00

Yes, you have to take breaks to stave off depression and anger. The fact that progress is so slow and there’s so much active resistance to these issues getting any attention, coupled with how popular it’s become to shit all over men in mainstream media of late is infuriating. Then you’ve got feminists claiming they care, but not doing anything and supporting policies that discriminate against men—it feels like gaslighting. Learning about all this stuff has not been good for my mental health, but I wouldn’t trade it back for ignorance.

Probably one of the worst things is that my own parents have their heads in the sand about this stuff. They reject my views and then refuse to look at the supporting information I give them. It’s doing damage to my relationship with them, because I can’t help but feel like they’re prioritizing their attempts to avoid their own cognitive dissonance over trying to understand their own son.

What keeps me going are the tiny scraps of progress I see here and there. A post I made in r/science recently about a study that proposed an alternative to the Global Gender Gap Index (which actively ignores discrimination against men) was 87% upvoted, and there’s another post there now about discrimination against boys in education that is doing well. Slowly but surely, people are becoming more aware that men are discriminated against, but it’s obviously going to take a generation or two before any real action is taken to address it. I likely won’t live to see much of it.

_pseudodragon · 2019-01-08T19:04:43+00:00

learn to laugh at how messed up everything is.

2561-2685-0682-521 · 2019-01-08T22:07:10+00:00

I don't care how much it hurts, i'm happy knowing the truth.

Nude-eh · 2019-01-09T15:35:00+00:00

Who says I am sane?

DoBeTrippin · 2019-01-16T11:34:43+00:00

You must understand that most women, particularly in gen z, do not consider themselves to be feminists and the ones that do usually are not deep into the movement and actually believe it just means gender equality. It is mostly just a very dedicated core of activists that push these incredibly misandric views. If you are level headed you can bring almost any woman to support our causes.

Title	How do you keep sane?
Author	48fret
Upvotes	13
Comments	10
Date	January 8, 2019 5:48 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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