Men coping their own way

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The 9/11 Vore Conspiracy argues that the twin towers were not hit by planes externally. Instead, planes were built inside the towers, and continually inflated which eventually caused a collapse.

The anonymous theorist, reviewing footage of the 9/11 attack, stops the footage numerous times to point out "weak zones" of the town that gave in as a response to the increasing weight of the internal aircraft.

He highlights areas in the footage that portray people and objects being violently thrown out of the windows with force, as well as small billows of steam and fire, happening at the lower floor levels of one of the towers.

"Look at this shit. You're telling me there's just random ass explosions going on? Down here? We ain't even remotely close to where the plane collided. Bull fucking horse shit.'

The theorist explains that the planes were built by "crazed U.S. government scientists who watched too much Doctor Who, it was like that of a real life TARDIS experiment".

"They built these massive towers, for what? Business? Hell nah, have you seen the economy pre-9/11? It was shit. We didn't have the money nor energy for no goddamn tower of that size, and definitely not two."

We asked why the experiment would take place in the middle of a city as crowded as NYC. The theorist responded:

"It's hidden in plain sight. NYC's got all the resources in the world, right at your disposal. Nah, seriously man, look at these streets, there's a fuckin' garbage pile up just down the road. You know what kind of technology you can find in these piles? There's some fuckin' money to be made. Plus you get to make a nationwide scare if your experiment fucks up, and publicity means more money. They had all to gain and nothing to lose."

The theorist explains that any and all footage taken inside the Twin Towers pre-9/11 was simply simulated, props, or illusion. Footage of NYC recorded in a position respective to which the twin towers overlooked, was created via a clever series of mirrors originally sourcing from the "432 Park Avenue" building.

The theorist claims that any and all footage of the planes are "so fake, it's laughable", he states: "Nobody saw any planes... not in real life. Outside of what the TV stations would tell you, not a single soul saw an actual, physical plane hit the buildings. Hell, you could ask everyone in New York today, you won't find a single person who saw a plane."

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Pretty sure I saw a post on r/lego a while ago where some dude bought it and said it took 2 years to convince his wife to let him get it. Fucking pathetic.

so close to self-awareness and yet so far.

Do not self reflect, just consume. Do not get a partner or start a family, they will get in the way of consuming. Look at all the fancy toys you can get, isn't it nice?

I'M GONNA CONSOOM!!! ARRRGHHH!!!

Why cant you get a wife and kids AND buy whatever the fuck you want?

Cause Reddit is a bunch of poorcels who should really be locked up tbh.

Nigga you really expect me to say "buy plastic toys from mega-corporations to add to your happiness"? Whattre you gonna do next, hit me with that C.S. Lewis quote on adulting?

You can buy whatever you want, but grown men who draw on toy purchases for their source of happiness should not be spared from criticism.

You can buy whatever you want, but grown men who draw on toy purchases for their source of happiness

Explain to me the difference between collecting legos and collecting guns (which i do).

Do you think i wouldnt be critical of someone collecting guns for the purpose of leaving them to gather dust on a shelf?

Collecting guns is justifiable if you are a regular range visitor (practicing with a variety of guns is good training), if you are a hunter (youre not going to hunt hogs with a .22, and youre likely not hunting quail/pheasant with an AR-15), and one or two guns for different parts of your house if the area you live in requires you to be prepared for self defense. You cannot criticize a golfer for having expensive clubs, because to them they are tools and the sport matters a lot more than the act of collecting

And ill be dead before i acknowledge the act of "toy brick assembly" as a sport

Do you think i wouldnt be critical of someone collecting guns for the purpose of leaving them to gather dust on a shelf?

So you dont think i should be able to buy things and let them collect dust on the shelf? Which i do.

Why would you buy a gun, if not with the intent to use it? Ive yet to meet a single person who prefers keeping their gun at home over taking it to the range/hunting (with the exception of home defense reasons)

If youre buying them only to shelve them, then im sorry but maybe you and the lego collecting manchildren have something in common

Why would you buy a gun, if not with the intent to use it?

You mean like a relic? Something that gains in value over the years but is archaic for modern use?

Would that really be an apt comparison then? A 400$ lego set is hardly a historic relic

Preservation of history is noble, and should probably not be compared to squealing in pleasure at the thought of adding another childrens toy to your display shelf

hardly a historic relic

I dunno man, i know a guy who makes a living selling old ass star wars shit on ebay. Does really well for himself too.

Well dang, youve got me there then. Cause i wouldnt have thought construction sets like that could appreciate in value, let alone have a market of buyers

If youre buying them only to shelve them, then im sorry but maybe you and the lego collecting manchildren have something in common

My old man has bought a few guns that have tripled, one quadrupled in value in a matter of ~5 years. Guns virtually never depreciate. They’re pretty much always able to be sold for what you bought them for and the vast majority of time they increase in value.

Maybe you should preach about things you have knowledge of because I’d say getting on a soapbox on the internet is much more whiny and pathetic than collecting anything....even children’s toys.

muh $800 psa rifle

no lowballs

I know wut I got

PSA good colt bad

I feel personally attacked

You seem more of a Davidson Defense kinda guy, maybe one day you can afford PSA

I think you should be able to do it, as in no one should prevent you from wasting your own money consuming product, but you should be roundly and thoroughly mocked for it. Shame serves an important social function. This idea that no one should ever shame anyone for their behavior is promoting a pervasive narcissism that is corroding society from the inside out.

Shame does serve an important purpose in a society, but shaming somebody for buying Lego just makes you look petty. Out of all things to shame a person for, buying a decoration that reminds them of their childhood and simpler times?

Gotta pick your battles and mocking people for their innocent hobbies that help get them through the day is fucking stupid.

You play with Legos, don't you?

If it was cheaper I probably would, but I've gone Boomer and collect "intellectual" books I've yet to read to gather dust and make me look smarter than I actually am.

Lol we have the same hobby

Found the MegaBlock poorcel.

I don't see how Legos are different than playing video games or watching TV. Arguably games are for manchildren too, but the point is that it's all a money and time sink you derive some enjoyment from and has no real value beyond that. I think it's a matter of how much enjoyment you get - if you get way too much pleasure from these things then that's kinda sad.

Honestly, we as a society should be just as critical of video games and TV, maybe even more so. Sedentary lifestyle is a massive cost burden due to the health consequences, which will one way or another be paid for

You can take the hedonism route and claim that what matters in the end is their enjoyment, but I feel like the point of social stigma is to incentivize productive experiences instead of whatever is most pleasant

There is no difference. Each is a fine hobby, but if you make either the bedrock of your identity to the exclusion of relationships with human beings, you’re emotionally stunted and mentally ill.

fair

Collecting Legos is a lot less embarrassing tbqh. Guns are such a basic bitch male interest for people with no personality. Especially cucks who buy assault rifles and other military weapons instead of a simple hunting rifle that meets all of their needs.

what if my military weapon IS my hunting rifle?

Then you must be a poor shot if you need a whole magazine to take a deer.

A deer? Fucking amateur. I need 30 rounds so I can take the whole herd before they know what hit them.

Bet the game wardens love you

Found the fudd

Found the mall ninja. It's insistence on these military assault weapons that is going to get us a total gun ban in the near future instead of a compromise. Look at the demographics, all the red States are going blue thanks to CA exports.

Eat shit grabber, give an inch and you'll be like ausfags banning pump actions in no time.

t. seething leaf

Eat shit grabber, give an inch and you'll be like ausfags banning pump actions in no time.

Hahaha, like guns will be legal at all in 20 years. The school shootings are just going to grind it down piece by piece. There's 0 public support from anyone who isn't also a huge bigot and/or religious crazy.

Next president is going to be dem, and I guarantee you, first school shooting after they take office, instant AWB, approved unanimously by both houses.

Permanent federal AWBs gonna have a hard time against the 2nd. Good way to get a lot of peeps pawning off their gats to whoever will take em for whatever purpose.

Can't wait to watch armed protests on the news.

It doesn't need to be permanent, they just need to halt further sales, and wait as the existing stock are slowly found, destoryed, or turned in during a gun buyback by your grandkids for a 50$ applebees giftcard.

Post your armory

Not sure I can criticize them much: they're happier than they would be with a family, and they seem too egoistic to be a good father anyways.

Criticism and shaming are tools society has to motivate people into conforming to social norms and being productive. Once you start tolerating and accepting people for their shortcomings, you create an environment that fosters failures

Cope. You cant avoid the mayocide sweaty. Just shut up, get a vasectomy and watch the mandalorian.

Accusing me of being a mayo

Gross.

The reason mayonnaise-Americans are the way they are today is because they were tolerant and accepting of shortcomings. Let their extinction be your lesson

Tolerance is pretty different from negligence due to a culture of narcissism and hegemonic decadence. Based on its prosperity the US should be the clear leader of tolerance and human righta but it lagged 10 years behind Europe in legalizing gay marriage. The extinction of the mayo-Americans can be entirely attributed to their excessive militarism and corporatism leading to societal erosion, not because they are on the cutting edge of humanism lmao.

But the guys is being productive, at least enough to inject decent amounts of his disposable income back into the economy.
And he's a self solving problem on the social side, as he's not going to be a shitty parent that raises equally shitty children but instead enjoys his hobbies without annoying others.
Also, bonus points for helping the mayocide.

I can appreciate that hes a self solving problem, but the issue is not his current level of happiness (which clearly has peaked upon purchase of the toy), but rather with any society that accepts such behaviour without negative connotation

Then again, maybe Im the boomer for thinking games and lego should be activities meant for kids. Maybe the future is gray-haired men playing with action figures and a computer lab in every retirement home

What's the alternative?
Pestering the guy for not trying to be a parent, even though he'll be shit at it?
Shotgun marriages didn't work so well and there the guy was at least interested in girls.

maybe Im the boomer for thinking games and lego should be activities meant for kids. Back when I worked in Italy, the old guys were almost always playing cards or playing a weird ball game called "bocce".
Everything changes, yet it stays the same.

I'm sorry, I didn't realise I was talking to an actual old man. Please forgive my insolence

When you put it like that, I think it might be a cultural thing. I was born in Kazakhstan, and the only games men played there consisted of card games and crosswords (not counting sports like shooting and chess), and even then mostly while drinking and camping to pass the time. Even computer games were seen as something exclusively for high schoolers and maybe those in university. Im not sure how much its changed since i left, but back then an adult collecting and assembling Legos and paying 400usd for it would have brought great shame to their whole family

You ask what the alternative is, I would say what needs to be done is shaming and mockery; it may be cold, and it may not fix him up into a respectable man, but at the very least it will set an example. That man is someone's son, by applauding it as their community has, you risk more men succumbing to the same fate

If he's providing for his family and doing all the normal parent things but in his spare time likes to build stuff to keep himself sane/happy and has the left over money for it, I can't see what is wrong with that. It's his wife at the end of the day so she should know her husbands interests and shouldn't be surprised. On the other hand if he has spent their last bit of money on lego then yea that is an issue, but that doesn't seem to be the issue.

Provide for your family and enjoy your hobbies dude, don't let this redneck tell you otherwise.

But... in the post he says he was able to afford it specifically because he has neither family nor a woman to provide for

I understand what you're saying, and can see where you're coming from, but this isn't a man raking a break from raising his family to relax with a hobby; this is a man who has decided that ending his genetic lineage is an acceptable experience, so long as he can afford fancy toys to play with. You can check his profile if you want, his latest post is about no longer celebrating Christmas, and getting only his nephew a present - that just doesn't sound like a well-adjusted family man that should be encouraged to pursue his hobbies. That sounds like a sad soul, coping with his lacking family net by buying products to fill the void

I agree with you that shaming and mocking are the best ways to keep society in shape, but I don't see much to improve here: unless the guy is spending money on hobbies before taking care of the important things, then fuck him with a rake.

Buy the unbranded Legos and build whatever the fuck you want.

That requires the pure, unfiltered Kryptonite to most Redditors: Effort.

Is this consum shit just a new form of poorfag cope

its zoomers doing their own version of "le superior teenager who doesnt like sex or buying popular things like le other teenagers😤😤😤"

I saw some mdetard post a comment about how his worldview is basically anti consumerist and I was like no you're not lmao you're only saying this shit because of some stupid faggot crying over star wars, it isn't a deeply held view.

They aren't anti consumerism/globalism, they are only whine faggots that cry about other whiny faggots.

you're only saying this shit because of some stupid faggot crying over star wars

This is fine on its own tbh, people don't have to bullshit about it

making fun of starshit is great but its kinda ridiculous when its done by someone who was playing minecraft on their moms ipad 3 years ago

Lmbo

Its a revival of the Gen-X "sheeple" meme. People like me use it as an excuse to fling shit at capitalism in general, but poorfags seem to be onboard with it too which is cute

It really does seem that there's (at least among younger people) a reversal of the left and right when it comes to anti-consumerism. That the right wing zoomer/millennial crowd is now saying "don't spend money buying cheap foreign made garbage that won't make you happy" and their lefty counterparts are saying "fuck having kids, play with toys till you're 50" is another bizarre and hilarious example of Industrial society frying everyone's brains.

Yes.

On one end of the pendulum you have capeshitters and funko-junkies obsessing over popular media to fill a professional accomplishments-shaped void. On the other, you have the losers who are too poor or asocial to participate in popular culture during their leisure time.

It's like religion vs. militant atheism, the only right move is to do your own thing in a quiet, non-obsessive manner that diversifies the way you use your time without taking precedence over more important areas of your life.

In other words laugh at both sides of extremely online zoomers like a true radical centrist

no surprise that literally every moid in r/LEGO is ready to go his own way too.

Wtf???? Why do you need permission to buy something?

Maybe because as financially responsible adults they consult each other before making large purchases?

the nerve, the absolute GALL. no hard working man should have to suffer some insolent foid lording over his money and his masculinity. smh the nerve of women these days

He’s trolling them, right? He’s gotta be. If not than MGTOW is actually more closely aligned with MensLib and Weebshit than I assumed.

You can replace [lego set] with anything they're passionate about, that the ole' ball and chain views as childish, useless, or a waste of time.... meanwhile things like handbags, shoes, makeup, magazines, nicknacks, candles, and piles upon piles of retarded "decorations" fill their domicile as quickly as his money can be spent to purchase them.

Imagine being so low value that this is your experience with the other gender. It's like when hoodrat/trailer park foids bitch about every guy being a deadbeat.

Retards, can never reach self-awareness

I remember that post. Holy fuck is there ANYTHING more pathetic than being so whipped by your ball and chain that you can't even indulge in your hobby of building children's toys out of plastic blocks? It's just layer upon layer of loser.

It's like both sides sent a representative to the "who can be more pathetic" tournament

Says he doesn't have a girlfriend. Doesn't look like he has a life either.

but hes got 8000 legos!

I'm not even sure what your point is. Yeah I'd rather sleep alone with my lego bricks than with some random 3D slut but that doesn't mean I'm desperate, it's the opposite, it implies that I have standards.

Cope harder

Why buy the cow when I can milk my prostate for free?

In my day, we'd lasso mares and propose marriage to the first one who didn't try to kick our nuts off when we grabbed the bucket.

I CAN AFFORD THE LARGEST SET EVER!!!11!! 7500 PIECES AND $800!!1!11!!

https://i.imgur.com/jPns5w3.jpg

Is this that one twitter guy who I hate?

Not even Wojack soy face, get out of here with that off brand strawman.

i am on 2G data, is it soyface wojack?

Yes

I have nothing against legos, but why is he getting congratulated on choosing legos over ass.

I'm not too familiar with mgtow but it seems like soyboys who were menslibers who didn't get any feminazi ass and now they've given up on getting pussy and are on their way to becoming full blown incels.

It comes out of the incel and red pill communities I think actually.

Ahh denialcels

And then you have the bussy connoisseurs, MGTOWWOM.

Truly the patrician's choice.

Oh there's a sub for that. I'm gonna pretend it's not satire.

You can’t be an incel if you’re a volcel

MGTOW predates the incel community. It started with the "manosphere" which developed in the late 2000s out of the pick up artist community and the red pill.

he's choosing lego over marriage, not over ass

I don't think he gets any ass.

no gf. No dates

So bussy then?

they call it "men going their own way"

imagine thinking either is an option for him

A Fleshlight made out of Legos. The centrist way

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CONSOOOOM!

Legos are pretty cool but dropping this kind of money on them is embarrassing

Yeah it’s very embarrassing buying stuff that you want and makes you happy with your own money.

Pretty much

N-NNNOOOOO STOP MAKING FUN OF MY LEGO SET I'M A GOD DAMN ADULT WHO LIKRS ADULTING

Yeah! Adults should be constantly browsing and posting in r/Drama instead! Thats what REAL adults do!

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Who are you quoting, sweaty?

Lots of times when a guy marries a woman who won't "let" him blow $800 on Legos, he knows exactly what he's getting into and that's what he wants. Like, he's reached a time in his life when he'd rather live in a house instead of an apartment full of roaches and legos.

he knows exactly what he's getting into

A mature relationship and lifestyle where $800 is better spent elsewhere?

Damn he did it

Imagine needing to cut expenses or ask your wife for permissions to spend a measly 800$.

Reddit is the way it is because everyone is fucking poor.

Imagine having to budget or convince your wife for a $800 purchase lmaooooo

ESPECIALLY if you’re a “man going their own way” without any dependents. Bragging about spending $800 as a fully grown single man is sad asf

Can someone explain why so many of these guys love action figures and legos? And not even the cool legos with the gears, motors and little computer, just the regular "follow instructions, assemble a thing" ones.

yeah, like i respect people who spend 3000 hours a year painting tabletop models than a legophile. It sticks of wanting to be a child or someshit

I'm more concerned about Funko garbage

imagine the dudes out there who are working their asses off every day, at a miserable job, with no real joy left in their lives, who can't even have this, because they aren't even allowed to spend their money, because when they talk about what they're passionate about.... They get some bitchy comment like, "You don't need a fucking lego set".

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm with the foid on this one. If $800 legos is what you need to bring joy into your adult life, something is seriously wrong with you.

You can get a vasectomy for $800.

SNIP YOUR BALLS, EAT THE BUGS, LIVE IN THE POD

But then goes on to say

You can replace [lego set] with anything they're passionate about, that the ole' ball and chain views as childish, useless, or a waste of time.... meanwhile things like handbags, shoes, makeup, magazines, nicknacks, candles, and piles upon piles of retarded "decorations" fill their domicile as quickly as his money can be spent to purchase them.

How can he be so wrong yet so right at the same time?

I got a vasectomy for free

Just imagine the dudes out there who are working their asses off every day, at a miserable job, with no real joy left in their lives, who can't even have this, because they aren't even allowed to spend their money, because when they talk about what they're passionate about.... They get some bitchy comment like, "You don't need a fucking lego set".

Imagine seeing someone who stops you spending $800 dollars from your shit job on spaceshit toys as the villain here.

When are sith

why can't they just buy something cool?

Guys, I think I'm a faggot because in the last six months I realized I don't want to keep fucking around and having pointless, random sex with people and actually want a relationship with a gussy-haver 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮. Am I a faggot or is this what happens when you turn 25?

Yikes sweaty. Girls are just toys to use. Boys are better equipped to satisfy your emotional needs.

I know, but I can't get myself to be attracted to bussy (forgive me, Allah, phuh). I can do trussy, but not bussy.

It's really rough cause I dated someone that started as a hookup and when we were together I was, dare I say it, happy (🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮). Guys, I don't know how to feel about this 😳😳😳😳😳

Happiness is degenerate tho

trussy is just bussy

Welcome to adulthood brother, enjoy the disposable income, bottles of red wine and respect for actually contributing to society.

Welcome to adulthood brother, enjoy the disposable income, bottles of red wine and respect for actually contributing to society.

you know that one image of the guy showing his parents and grandparents his nintendo switch? superimpose the boomer's look of devastation onto every person in the lego enthusiasts life: coworkers, neighbors, family, even his pet is contemplating chewing on power cords again 😭

You know, even if I didn't have a wife I wouldn't spend $800 on legos.

Plus the sex is worth not having legos.

I wanted a pretty and cute sparkly rainbow gaming computer with rainbow keyboard and rainbow mouse. My gf said it’s stupid and a waste of money so I bought it anyway.

Now my faggy RGB PC that shits rainbows sits on my desktop as a testament to how ducking manly I am and my gf is soaking wet because I’m such a fucking bloke

Sounds like you're the one coping OP. Seething as well.

Lmfao

Since when did mgtows begome bugmen? Were they projecting all along

Now I can afford 800$

Nigga if you're at a point in your life you hit a 800$ milestone, put that in a savings account. Stop buying 800$ plastic toys, you're 30, it's embarrassing.

Well, that’s pathetic.

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