And Vol

Ian Welsh says it’s “necessary re-education.” And voluntary. ๐Ÿ˜‰

It’s There

Covid became a huge part of their identity. In some ways, they can’t help it. Once you integrate something into your identity so deeply, it’s very hard to extirpate it. Sometimes even if you want to, you cannot.

Mask Pro

Exactly. Protect yourself and your identity at the same time.

Early Ind

Indeed. The Industrial Revolution could’ve occurred in Rome 2,000 years ago. It did not for sociopolitical reasons, not technological ones. (Yes, I know Archimedes was Greek, not Roman.)

Oh Myo

Muscularity is the strongest predictor of mating success for men.

I absolutely believe this, having seen the drastic difference of how many women are interested in me randomly in public now that I am pretty jacked. Noticed this when I was in the army, too.

In three years, it went from basically no women looking at me or making eyes at me in public to it happening every time I go out. The only difference is that I gained 20+ pounds of muscle on a 5’8″ frame (and replaced some fat with muscle).