Hypoagency.

primaloath · 2012-09-24T21:35:53+00:00

Having been to some of the Occupy movement's meetings in my more naive days, I agree with you on the idea that the OWS folks want to exploit good people under the cover of false victimization.

Just as there is hypoagency, there is also hyperagency, which involves being responsible for both one's self and others. In an ideal society, all individuals possess hyperagency, tending to both themselves and each other. The problem arises when some people manifest an exploitative form of hypoagency - expecting others to be entirely responsible for one's self as well as for themselves, i.e. placing one's burdens on them and expecting them to shoulder their own burdens. I distinguish this from a more "equitable" (but still detrimental) hypoagency in which people have no sense of responsibility for their own actions or those of others, but do not want to pass such responsibility onto others. In a society that promotes exploitative hypoagency, people who naturally possess hyperagency will find themselves cheated, withdraw from that society and try to form their own. The only problem with men doing that, of course, is that women currently hold a monopoly on reproduction.

Here's a nice read:

http://www.iwf.org/modern-feminist/2789205/Portrait-of-a-Modern-Feminist:-Helen-Smith

As for the downvotes you received, this is unfortunately a very liberal subreddit in spite of its focus on men's rights. I would very much like to see a side of the men's movement that demanded individual moral responsibility from everyone.

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ErasmusMRA · 2012-09-24T20:41:28+00:00

I think you are using the word hypoagency slightly different than how GWW and Stardusk defined it. As Stardusk put it, "The vast majority of females bring precious little to the table save their uteruses and their vaginal orifices." But they have evolved to manipulate men to get what they want, and men evolved to be susceptible to such manipulation. Thus is the crux of the female hypoagency. It's not an attitude, it's an inherent property of women.

PsyChuan · 2012-09-24T19:55:01+00:00

I didn't know Andrew Ryan was on Reddit.

Title	Hypoagency.
Author	Idiopathic77
Upvotes	0
Comments	11
Date	September 24, 2012 7:40 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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