Richard Linklater: Masculinity in Crisis 

Having fun bashing men? Feminists band wagon much? Why don't to make the same criticism on female nature????

Are you French Canadian lol

@@DOMiNOUKAE What?

This is why God is meant to be the Father to strive for. The problem is when society misunderstands God's role in shaping men for the greater Good & rebel is when society starts falling apart. God is supposed to be an image of a perfect being to strive for. In the Bible it clearly states "God is Love" & most people don't even realize that.

YES! that book is awesome

FrenchMercenary oh man, so good. This is why it always irks me when I hear someone, usually a feminist woman, say something like “I don’t need you, but I do want you.” On the surface it sounds good, but in reality it basically says I’m not necessary. It’s the biggest slap in the face I could ever get.

great book

KickAndDestroy I feel bad bringing politics into this but I believe this is why communism will never be copacetic with the human condition. We strive to work and struggle towards something great than ourselves, or to at least feel *valued* and *productive.* To do away with all work, all struggle, and hope that every person self-actualizes is folly. Not saying capitalism is perfect, either; I think a marriage of the two would be perfect for allowing humanity to strive, while also feeling secure enough in life to want to do more.

Those who don't feel necessary have too little knowledge because when you know more and can imagine a better world and think of the needs of others over your own immediate needs, you'll never feel unnecessary. For me, there's not enough of me to get everything I want to get done done.

Fight Club?

@@jameskresl Yes!

james kresl one of the greatest movies of all time and endlessly rewatchable

Jiggle Billy You can’t make a video about masculinity and not bring up Fight Club

@@PeterEhik damn right lol

Beautiful!

Joshua Belmont Reese what’s that quote from?

@@noahfreeman9705 From a story I read it once

Joshua Belmont Reese do you remember its name?

@@noahfreeman9705 Considering I was the one who wrote it then yes

Interesting.

Indeed, that's what the great motivational speaker Eric Thomas teaches us

"build it and they will come"

That’s a very neurotic view of women

YES YES YES

The problem is the family and community has been destroyed. There is nothing to protect.

@@maplesyrup1805 you are never going to become a strong confident man of you have no one to take care and protect ......... you just have to find that one thing

@@maplesyrup1805 Protect yourself.

When you say "angry child controlled by hate and narcissism"... what are you talking about? uh?

@@maplesyrup1805 Oh my... oh my... how wrong you are... geezus! how wrong you are!

@fromTull I'd like to take credit and say I finally realised that I should grow up, but the truth is the hangovers played a huge part and I just wasn't having the same chemistry with girls that I met out, them being in their 20's and me being 40. So I lost interest in going out with my younger friends and having a 3 day hangover. I had a year where I played a lot of video games, and then it hit me... I had to try the next stage of life. So I got here, one way or another.

@fromTull Wow, that's some big gains. I'm also going to have a bit of a health kick, just to get my body ready for getting old, haha. Congrats, best luck to you too, let's hope we can develop and enjoy the things that really count.

David Becquer you’re right, though I don’t think Linklater helps. Even the central male characters of his stories don’t fully grow up like they should. I saw that most in Boyhood (I didn’t like that movie at all) Edit: on second thought, this may stem from the fact Linklater himself never really grew up, for if he truly thought there was a crisis he’d work its resolution into the story or discuss it outside of the work. He goes towards the nostalgic because he’s still living it in his head

@@gracelament why is that crisis just now emerging if the ideal has stood for such a long time? Why is the traditionally male way of doing things always the wrong way of doing things? Why can't men and women just be different? I also know you are coming from a good place, but i wonder about these things.

@@RedbadofFrisia The crisis has been around for a long, long time. People are just getting to be more open about it. And nobody's saying the traditionally male way of doing things is always wrong. The idea is that telling boys that showing emotions, and especially showing weakness, is unmanly and for pussies, leads to them bottling up their negative emotions and being afraid to reach out for help when they really need it.

" You see so many attacks on masculinity today" pffft complete twaddle. There is just a sad little minority of little boys that hate women (MGTOW, neo-cons,republicans, the alt-right) and feel threatened that women are demanding equal rights now..rights that these sad little turds take for granted and that women should have been granted long, long ago.

@@surfinmuso37 What rights do the women not have that a man has in the USA?

Yep, this is a very immature perspective. The meaningful challenges in life are too many to list. "slay the dragon" could be a metaphor for anything, kid.

@@earnthis1 A rhetorical question, not a personal stance. This crisis is the crisis that brings many young men, and indeed women to the brink. We should find both individual answers & answers that apply on a collective, cooperative level.

MacG establishing great credit and getting my H-D motorcycle was a huge Dragon slain for me. Each Dragon offers different challenges and taps different fears and inner issues to heal, cleanse and fortify / transform. I know some rich people who can’t buy themselves any kind of meaningful toy or treat or experience. Their terrified to break with the chains of the frugal up bringing... perhaps we could call that a Dragon suppressing joy? For some it’s savings, adventure, how about today??? Telling the truth is : can be a revolutionary act. A truth suppressing Dragon. For me, my next Dragon is the destiny of evolving balance Dragon. I’ve slain many Dragons but but integrated all my learnings for purposes of doing my destiny... this is the next Dragon. I can see past that one it would/could be a upgrade or optimization or huge level up of the same... type Dragon or a Power Dragon... but for now it’s evolving balance your Dragon... Bone Cancer, Martial Self Defense, Living In Asia 2 Years... mastered sales work... we’re some previous victories... However simple things like credit and safe n happy meaningful friendships eluded me. WHY? Child hood programming n karma. Each Dragon is a dangerous monster for each of us. Laugh not at your neighbors challenges... yours too may seam trivial to him 🐉

@Nick Smith Good points.

This is true however the issue of being in such an area up the stuck record as you put very well is at the dragons within us. Which means the province is us and we are fully in control there. But control is not always easy to exercise and course and sometimes we are beset by difficulties on the rounders however those of the dragons you must defeat. And every force in our societie is encouraging young boys to weaken themselves. Mind you this is not an argument for the more negative aspects of masculinity it is simply an argument that boys should be allowed to express their selves and be challenged rather than being shoved down into a Box I don't fit in.

It really is hard. White men are not favoured by our own societies.

@@matthewread7220 , dude. Tell me about it. I was once complained about in front of a city council meeting; for the fact that I exuded too much "machismo".

Good for you my man! I am 30 and I am also looking for my own way. I spent my teenage years separated from the society and most of my young adult time lost. But I have finally resolved to grow up, take fate and responsibilities into my own hands and stand up straight. It is, most of the time, a process of confusion and lots of frustrations. It is like taking one careful step at a time in total darkness, trying to reach somewhere you know is there but cannot yet see clearly. But I have strength and belief, and I will accomplish it; just as I believe that you will become a man the society can lean on. I wish you all the best.

Me too guys, i'm about to turn 31 the end of this month. Starting to take control of my life and understand what responsibility really means. It's hard, but it's slowly beginning to be fulfilling. It takes a while to try and break away from old and sometimes destructive habits. And yes, I totally agree. White (straight) men are not favoured. I've especially noticed since my late 20s going into my 30s that people are merciless. I can't open my mouth sometimes without receiving abuse or being told i'm previledge. Personally it sucks, because I feel like like everyone struggles in their own way. I can't tell if it's because society has changed or because I'm older people judge you more harshly. Though this video seems to outline that perhaps men have always struggled with this the last few decades. The hardest part in the journey of taking responsibility is feeling alone. I'm lacking the support from the people around me and society itself.

​@@matthewread7220 That's a negative mindset that wont get you very far. Stop playing the victim card, it's pathetic

Oh boy was it ever. It was a simplistic take that is as outdated as the eighties, it’s exactly what you’d expect from someone jaded to the point they think they know exactly how each generation will conduct themselves, based on _their exact biases_ they learned growing up. There was no real development to the boy, other than he was a boring douche, and he made horrible decisions. The ending is what makes me think the message of the film was made up on he spot, which is not how one should develop their ending. Everything leading up to that point should have a reason for doing so, this movie has no reason or meaning, it just goes off tangent and the audience is along for the ride. At least in Dazed and Confused there was meaning and reason to this day spent hanging out with these kids who are going through a transition in their lives, and for better or worse they make decisions that will impact their, and others, futures.

@@InVinoVeratas There's certainly an aimlessness to the film in the sense that it doesn't have a MacGuffin that the plot returns to or there isn't a specific goal that Mason is trying to achieve, but I wonder if that is necessary in a film that seems to be rather plainly about various vignettes in his childhood and adolescence. Like the film is moreso about the small moments we look over in childhood rather than just about these milestone moments and I think it achieves that successfully. Also, saying there was no real development to Mason seems like a stretch if I'm being honest. But hey that's just my take.

Hey HorseHeadBookends, I can tell your comment needs a sober mind, so I’ll respond tomorrow in kind, when I’m sober.. sorry if I don’t give a proper response until then, but I can tell at a glance you deserve a sober response. I’ll let you know then what I properly think, (I don’t mean to sound like I’m important or anything, I’m just stating facts).

Idk i loved boyhood. It was extremely relatable and well executed. Little overdramatic at times but great nonetheless .

Rich Evans: AIDS! Mike and Jay: *AHAHAHAHAHA*

Definitely a movie that takes a look at how society breaks down the common Man and how us men are constantly forced to try and take back our standing as men and feel the need to defend it.

Mrs. Doubtfire also.

Evan Cooper Travis isn’t the hero in Taxi Driver. He’s not defending anything, he’s an angry, hypocritical lunatic.

@@Matter-Dark a lot of people dont realise that travis is not someone to get inspire, the dude is mentally insane, the movie is just the path between somewhat sane, to a lunatic.

Johnny Guitar amazing movie. Nothing like watching it sleep deprived at 3 am.

"I believe maturity often comes early to women, at the finger snap of puberty, when they are immediately faced with the weight of responsibility and consequences behind their choices from that point on" Could you elaborate on this point? How does is this different between men and women?

To be honest, I can not tell why this video's title is "masculinity" not "adulthood". As if taking responsibility and understanding one's limits is a thing that only boys have to go through. Which parts of this video aren't applicable to any human being? (I am a male human, just in case).

"maturity often comes early to women" is the greatest joke I've literally ever heard.

@pistolen87 reminds me of something the author Neil Gaimen said in his Sandman series: that men are creatures of daydreams while women are constantly waking. Mothers wake babies into existence, girls are forced to wake from childhood innocence to the prescribed roles of femininity and womanhood, women wake to the roles and responsibilities of motherhood and then again when their motherhood is spent and their nest is empty. The idea, I think, is that women are much more tightly bound to their circumstances by nature, whereas men are technically more free from consequence and allowed to dream the hero’s dream...

@@julijakeit It seems that you're speaking from personal experience and perhaps even some personal pain. I guess, if that is your whole perception of women right now, I can't really say much. I do think I need to clarify that when I said "puberty", I really meant "first period" (pointed out by another commenter), as that is actually when girls will be at once confronted by the biological fact that they could be burdened with pregnancy after just one mistake from then on. How it changes a woman will obviously differ from person to person, but that confrontation is an important part of...existence, as a female. I don't think there is a male equivalent

Good luck

It really isn't.

History repeats itself...

People will always complain about the next generation

spencer lewis “My generation was the last good one.” -every generation since at least Aristotle’s.

some form of juvenoia. I'm sure the youth of Greece and Athens were at the same threat of emasculation. God damn kids these days.

Holy crap I didn't realize that I was turning 20 in 3 months, time just flies...

If I can give you guys any advice, it would be to be unafraid of change and to constantly invest in becoming the men you want to be in society.

23 years old here. My go-to philosophy to mature as a man is to always think of an ideal, role model. In my case, a gentleman like Sherlock Holmes guides (and moderates) my most impulsive behaviors. Then, "moderation", as abstract as it may sound, is one essential virtue to live on. Once you don´t let yourself to be overcome by circumstances, even your surroundings adapt to your calmness. Once you master your impulses, you feel in control of the world around you, and after every peak of anger you will come back stronger and calmer.

Turned 19 yesterday.

26 here. Losing your way is easy finding your way back to The Road of your Destiny is incredibly hard

Rich dad poor dad.

Haha. Teachers don't have time to raise your kids. Have you been in a school any time in the past 20 years? They're full of brutes, not mentors.

Why would you say priest 🤣🤦

And his biological father eventually does mature, although its too late to have a big impact on Mason

You're still really young. Don't worry.

Just curious, it's been 3yrs now. How's it going?

"Toxic Masculinity" is a fable constructed by man-hating Feminists. There is absolutely nothing "toxic" about masculinity. What they mistake for masculinity is simply assholishness, or narcissism, which women are also completely capable of, and feminists prove this daily.

Mike Doom you’re proving my point with your incredibly thin skin. You’re a fool if you think men aren’t put under a pressure to bottle up emotions and to conform to certain stereotypes and moulds. This is why the suicide rate for men is much higher than women but the rate of depression diagnoses for women is much higher. While the discussion of there being ‘no one way to be a woman’ has been going on for years it’s only just got under way for men, and this controlling and unhelpful ideal of perfect manhood is what people call toxic masculinity. Nobody is trying to attack you or take away the parts of masculinity that are unobtrusive. Also if you think ‘feminists’ prove this daily you need to stop watching angry and insecure right- wing ‘alphas’ screaming at tweets from women with 4 retweets. Nobody thinks being a man is evil just like nobody really thinks Santa should be ‘genderqueer’. You’re being sold a line of horseshit by the worlds best salesmen.

Theres no such thing as "toxic masculinity" though. It's all just masculinity. Feminists and SJWs only use the term to isolate normal masculine traits they deem "dangerous" and vilify them. They want to neuter men. To emasculate men. Feminize them. So that they're not a threat. So that they can be controlled.

@@sergeantpickles4202 i'm a little bit tired of people that want to handle men the same as women. Even you must admit that there are differences in general, why can't men deal with problems differently than women? I know you are coming from a good place, but why is it always that a traditionally male way of doing something is wrong?

​@@sergeantpickles4202 Thin skin? At what point did your psychological expertise determine that nonsense? I can't take you seriously when you assume and judge me based on nothing but your own self righteousness; this is typical behavior of feminists and the codependent losers that support them. How's that for a psychological profile?

Empty your mailbox every once in a while. He'll not feel the need to cram the letters then.

SIEGE!

Awesome!

Winter-Chan what do the Mormons do specifically?

This you are saying is so very true as we at least in America are trying to take steps towards a more inclusive society while also excluding and even demonizing aspects that move us away from that. The untented consequence being “what are we going to use to take it’s place?” Who’s to say we should all live this way or that way?? I can only really speak for my self but as an America when I talk to friends of mine who live in Europe, they tend to think of the US is one big monolith of a country when in reality we are more like 50 countries in one. We are also a country of immigrants with the idea being that “this land is what ever you want it to be.” The consequence of that is we all want stuff to work out for our selves and in order to get things done ALL of us have to agree to move forward on it. And when I say ALL I mean over 300 million of use have to agree vs 4 to 7 million people that may exist in one European nation alone. Combine that with the mix of cultural practices and perceptions of how we all think we should live our lives and we have breeding ground of constant arguing and discourse that is rooted more in selfishness that what is good for everyone. And don’t think we’ll compromise soon. It’ll take at least a generation to fix and that is where a lot of young people are now. Figuring out the best course of action for our own lives but also the world we hopefully wanna live in. If this is the result of forcing all of us together in one nation, then that may have to change as well.

@@AKen_Films America will never be a collective culture again. The closest we came was following the Great Depression peaking after WW II but that only lasted for a few decades. At best it will simply be an economic zone, a place where people come from around the world to make money. That leaves the job of building therapeutic cultures to discrete groups residing within the economic zone. That could be religious organizations like the Amish or Mormons, it could also be quasi ethno-states like the Lakota or Cherokee Nation. In time I believe we will see more discrete ethnic divisions in America and the country will eventually balkanize.

@ Koby Sampson Edit: The priesthood is a responsibility specifically given to men. Mormons believe in the Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthood. But they believe you have to be worthy for it. It means you have to live a moral life and follow the guidelines of the church to be worthy to receive both of the priesthoods. to be worthy you have to follow the law of chastity, which means no premarital sex, you have to follow the word of wisdom, no drugs or alcohol, tobacco, smoking etc, be honest in your dealings with your fellow men, which pretty much means you must always have integrity and be trustworthy etc. there is more, but I don't remember all of it. If you follow these teachings you can be ordained in the Aaronic priesthood when you turn 12 and the melchizedek priesthood when you turn 18. The Aaronic priesthood is commonly called the preparatory priesthood because it prepares you to take on the duties and responsibilities of being a moral guide and protector of your family and community. It pretty much means you have authority to serve others in the church by giving them special blessings. Kind of like when a priest marries a couple they say: by the power vested in me I pronounce you man and wife. Someone with the priesthood can give a blessing (essentially a prayer out loud) for someone who is sick, bless the sacrament, and bestow the priesthood on other worthy members. They really foster a culture of serving your fellow man, whether they are members or not and being mature and worthy enough to accept the huge responsibility of using the priesthood to serve your family and community. I actually lived in Utah for years, where half the population is Mormon. You can always tell when someone is Mormon, because they are mature for their age, very polite, honest and don't use foul language. At least that's how people who actually follow the Mormon teachings act. Unfortunately, there are some people who pretend to be faithful members, but they don't actually follow the teachings. Which I find distasteful, because there are so many weird lies and rumors about what Mormonism really is and those people tarnish the image of true Mormons. Mormons believe in Jesus Christ and the real name of their church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly referred to as LDS or Mormons. They believe in the Bible (old and New testament) but they believe that some of the things in the bible are lesser laws that no longer apply and that God has issued higher laws for the modern day. An example would be how Christians used to sacrifice lambs to God in the bible, but Mormons believe that when Jesus came he gave the higher law of taking the sacrament instead. They believe strongly in family and traditional family values. They put a huge emphasis on this and they believe that you can live with your family after death if they remain faithful and good throughout their lives. If someone in your family doesn't live a good life, they believe you can still see them in the after life if you decide to visit with them, but they can't live in the presence of God of even enter his kingdom. They believe that hell is a temporary place (not a place where you are tortured, just a place where you wait and no progress is made) for people who have done wrong and that those people can move on to a better place if they accept Christ in the after life, but they can not live in Gods presence or his kingdom because they were not worthy in mortal life. They believe that Jesus suffered and died for the sins of mankind and that if you are truly sincere, you can repent from your sins. They also believe in the Book of Mormon and they believe it contains information that was lost and not included in the bible. They essentially believe that if you live a good moral life until the day you die, that you will be reunited with God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and the righteous dead in heaven. It's a pretty interesting culture and I've never met a Mormon who actually follows the church's teachings that wasn't a good person. Anyway, I could go on, but I think that gives you a good idea of what Mormonism is really like.

Men do not require culture to lead them towards truth; those are the trappings of civilization, and men found their way before civilization. They will find their way in its decline, or even in its collapse. The creative energy exists within the pattern of design, and as long as there is life it is immortal. Pattern; Pater; the Father. The guiding principle exists within us all. It may be a difficult path, and that is exactly the point. It is within this difficulty that something great can emerge.

Maybe it’s being honest about change. Let go of attempting to hold the whole burden and develop as the person you truly want to be. I think it’s the honesty we are avoiding that can be a key to updating masculinity beyond this eternal hero that he describes that is incredibly prevalent today.

We all should stop looking for answers and for gurus. We should find it in our mind as a result of our experience, only you have the right and responsibility to define your moral values, don't take them from other people

That is why it is a crisis, we don't really know the answer.

Well why isn't it the answer? I mean if you keep seeing it everywhere, why isn't it what you're looking for? Why doesn't it work for you? These are all genuine questions, I don't want you to feel as if though you're being attacked in some way.

You gotta rescue your father from the belly of a whale bucko! Figuratively speaking of course.

Thanks Kevin!

The reason west triumphed because it was built by men . Strong men Lincon, churchill , kennedy , washinton were not only leaders but were men strong men. The cycle needs to be reboot.

@@newaryamen american was built by slavery. churchill isn't even american you fucking dope. "the decline of western civilization" talking points are the most neckbeard, brain rotted shit anyone could say. you're mom didn't hug you enough as a kid and now you're on the internet talking about how "strong men make good times", you're the weak man in that scenario. grow as a person, go find a therapist.

Thank you.

Preach!!!

Amen

You seem to forget that YOU are in a society that runs on such conservative norms. YOU can't completely define yourself because YOU are not living by yourself. YOU live in a system and that system has limits. Period. That's one trait of manning up: knowing that reality sucks and that you have to deal with certain things which also include other people telling you what you can and can't do and be. That's how any structure works. Are we disposable? Unfortunately, yes. Nature declared that. Evolution imprinted that. We can't do anything about either. On the upside, we get more freedom i.e we get to collect more resources and have as many mates as we want. We are SLAVE to that system and for the most part it's pretty good. That's the law. A law with its exceptions, but YOU are MOST LIKELY not that exception. Thinking you can be anything you want is, though positive and makes you feel all giddy and inspired inside, is ultimately naive and childish. Nothing wrong with those by themselves, but together it's asking for hard reality to set in. Grow up like the rest of us. It's a sacrifice to be sure but hey it's worth picking and it has been for thousands of years.

A man that discourages you from achieving your goals is a man that never worked hard enough to achieve his own. Don't settle for mediocrity.

Yeah

No its not. Get your shit together.

Yea get that shit together

This way of thinking is dangerous. It's the kind of stuff that gets people to their 60's without a clue of what's happened and what's going to happen. I suggest you try to change it, I will.

@@mtarkes What are you, this guy's wife? Why do you feel the need to tell another man how he's supposed to live his life, when it has nothing to do with you and doesn't affect you at all?

No one knows what they are doing in their life. They just find something they are good at, stick with it, and wing it.

Mgtow? :)

Best comment and response on this video. Nailed it. Men and women both go through these complexities. It's part of the human condition, if your awake that is. 😉

@Jet Brown: I actually appreciated this guy's analysis and got a lot out of the book he refers to when I read it several years ago. However, I also liked your rebuttal. Also, one thing that film school taught me (back in the 80s) was that critics love to pile on a whole lot of philosophizing that was never thought of or intended by the filmmaker. This is not speculation on my part. I heard it first hand from dozens of writers, directors, etc. who visited our classrooms.

Michael Lewis so

@@TonyMacroni633 So I found a video about masculinity that does not boil down to be a woman or be a bro. That impressed me. So I decided to let the creator know.

Michael Lewis fair enough

@@TonyMacroni633 what did you think of the video?

It's a self-fulfilling cycle. To become a mature man, means you need to take responsibility for your kids, teaching them how to be men. Based on this idea alone, the kid will eventually rebel, and this is required to become a man. So in a way, it's supposed to be that way...where rebelling is a part of that cycle. However, most boys grow up without a father, and most boys end up not reaching enough maturity/courage/confidence to rebel against their parent to go and live their own lives. Today, its hard to become a man because of all the societal pressures that prevent you from leaving the comfort of your family oriented life....Rent is STUPID high, It's harder to get and keep a good job, it's harder to learn practical things because everything is so technological (For example : A father usually teaches their kid on how to fix cars...except cars are now basically computers...and your father doesn't know anything about computers.) and sometimes, our parent(s) need our help financially to stay alive...which means you might be required to stay with your family, rather than building your own. So now, our society is filled with more and more immature men, struggling to be mature, responsible and strong confident men, which now perpetuates a feedback loop with their children. So the feedback loop becomes more negative and it gets EVEN HARDER for the new generation to become real men. It's sad because I've learned enough to understand this, and yearned for a father figure my whole life...someone to teach me how to shave my face properly, how to fix cars, how to be confident, but i never got those things. Instead I had a mother that was overly protective. It felt like i was a prisoner in my own head and home, and I realized that it was time to change things as i left college, and i went soul searching across the country...I really tried to make it on my own, but i couldn't do it...and i eventually had to come back. I was so close too. But i've learned alot since then and i know what my current responsibilities are. I'll get there one day, just when? Who knows.

this is the staple "this is what you as a man should be" and is ultimately damaging to what healthy masculinity should look like.

@Gage Acosta Proof of the necessity of masculinity? I think a simple glimpse at the history of mankind would prove its role and importance.

I think you're reading too much into my intent. I never state that having kids automatically transforms you into psychological maturity. The transformation of Mason's dad was merely used as an example from the context of the film.

@@storytellers1 family is the only example you give, and it is a prevalent societal ideal, so how exactly can one conclude anything else from seeing this?

And need of too many degrees to get into a job

For me, travel comes first

completely missed the point of the video. there is no right answer to what healthy masculinity looks like, trying to brag about how strong you are with your physical labor job and how you and your boys don't talk about your feelings is the most "i'm so fucking manly i swear" shit you could do.

Dazed and Confused and Everybody Wants Some!! are amazing as well. Both great comedies with a lot of heart

@@storytellers1 i am sure :) will watch them as well

Tell me about it

It was then too lol

@bb77077 Dude... Really?

Yeah because also at age 18 like magic you become unattracted to any girl under 18

You are both hopeless, or teenagers, but I repeat myself. Alas, you miss the point of his statement completely.

Yeah, this wasn't exactly my definition of "hero": Conformity & freedom aren't mutually exclusive.

get out of these comments, find a therapist.

Fuck yes, love that dude. I see people that are interested in entrepreneurship always touting Rich Dad Poor Dad, but in the philosophical sense Peterson would be Man Dad to someone's Boy Dad.

@@fauxdauteur I think it's great that he guides men into a productive, independent and self sufficient direction, I just wish his views on women were a bit less... right leaning/anti feminist.

Peterson is just the opposite of Linklater. Linklater shows the importance of an individual finding his own path, even by trial and error. Peterson preaches that everybody should follow the path HE believes is best. That's why I like Linklatrer and don't like Peterson. As a psychologyst, I think that following gurus recipes, seeking help in self-help books and trying to fit a stereotypical mold promotes a great risk of developing a false self that masks the true self. Without living their true self, people can't be mature nor satisfied with life. False self is a commom characteristic of narcissists, who live concerned about what others think of them and act accordingly instead of being who they really are.

@@Lexrezende Peterson operates in archetypes, just like Linklater. He absolutely does not push a singular path with no individuation. I like but don't love Peterson, thinking he doesn't know the difference between psychology and philosophy, like a lot of Western intellectuals who worship individualism. But to say he pushes everyone to live behind a universal and identical mask is wrong, and saying that Linklater is doing anything different is doubly wrong.

Patreonson is a demented fraud.

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