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The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)
Like, there was one dude a while back who insisted that women couldn’t be surgeons because they didn’t believe in the moon or in stars? I think each and every one of these guys is uniquely fucked up and if I can’t escape them, I would love to sneer at them.

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[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 8 points 8 months ago (31 children)

has anti aging research actually accomplished anything or is the entire field a grift?

[–] hrrrngh@awful.systems 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (22 children)

This is tangential, but there's a surprisingly interesting article about penis enlargement from ProPublica. It's sobering to see people who've convinced themselves it must have worked, because it's too horrible to consider whether they actually made things worse. If there are any crazy, invasive age therapies out there, maybe there'd be similar themes.

https://www.propublica.org/article/penis-enlargement-enhancement-procedures-implants

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 15 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Jesus Christ, I'm a penis haver and reading this gives the same sensations as watching people be punched in the balls.

The amount of toxic masculinity brain rot required before you willingly go for such an invasive procedure is inconceivable to me.

Also, this fucking quote:

You have to treat your penis like a Rolex.

What in the fuck's mercy is this supposed to mean? You're supposed to change its battery every few years? Take it off at night? I have a watch, just, you know, not a Rolex, a normal-person fucking watch, and I can't decipher this. Is there some specific species of brain worm you get when you buy specifically a Rolex watch?

[–] saucerwizard@awful.systems 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Oh god theres a whole watch ‘community’ and its toxic as fuck.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 8 months ago

"Guys will literally do anything instead of therapy" episode 2137

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