i think society would improve measurably if we didn't look at people working out and think "what business do they have, wanting to be hotter" and instead thought "aww they are gonna be fuckin lights out at 9pm tonight. absolutely dead to the world"https://t.co/g1PWAcboce

— Casey Johnston (@caseyjohnston) May 2, 2021

People get so angry when you try to improve yourself! They really do. It’s always been mystifying to me.

For instance, at least 90% of the feminist rejection of pick-up artist culture is of “undeserving” men attempting to learn to be more social, not the actual misogyny involved (of which there is also quite a lot at the fringes). They see it is as the unworthy learning to manipulate them, rather than what it mostly is — poorly-socialized men learning how to talk to women.

The offense, in other words, is just the same as when people like Ian Welsh get angry at weightlifters: fury at those who haven’t “earned” it somehow upgrading themselves.

But I have and will continue to upgrade myself in all sorts of ways. Let the haters cry. It’s about all they are capable of, so at least give that to them.