Why do these articles about social “trends” so often seem like poor attempts at social engineering to promote social atomization or hostility between the sexes?
lipowitz · 19h ago
I think it is very hard to get unbiased research on procreation related topics because people not only try to justify their own life or (conflicting?) desires for their life but what they want their children to do, etc, which is also not just about one topic like grandchildren, it is also about social standing through anticipated judgement of others.
Musk for example seems to be on the edge of having sabotaged everything he worked for over indirect ways to gerrymander society and try to control just one of his children's lifestyles and/or distance himself from approval of it. Warren Buffet's relationship with money/work philosophy and grandchildren is perhaps even more interesting though a less dramatic demonstration of the power of procreation related topics over people.
grumpyinfosec · 15h ago
ya it does seem that way. But, there is a pretty big cohort of people that are like this and they click on stuff to. So i'd guess it's more marketing to sad grind-set loners than deliberate propaganda.
peterlada · 17h ago
Red pilling is a right wing propaganda tactic, straight out of FSB.
Musk for example seems to be on the edge of having sabotaged everything he worked for over indirect ways to gerrymander society and try to control just one of his children's lifestyles and/or distance himself from approval of it. Warren Buffet's relationship with money/work philosophy and grandchildren is perhaps even more interesting though a less dramatic demonstration of the power of procreation related topics over people.