If you ever find yourself unlucky enough to be dragged into a conversation with an eastern wench, go ahead and ask her to share her opinion on Slavic men. The older ones will characterize them as boorish brutes who tyrannize them. The younger ones nowadays complain about the boys being shut-off and on the verge of dropping out of society all-together.
One of the greatest frustrations I have with boomers is that even when they take you under their wing, they undermine this by supporting an ideology that cockblocks your career. "Sure, I'll get in touch with my old buddy at that organization and write you a glowing letter of recommendation ... anyhow let's talk about how important it is to recruit women and minorities! Everything's just too white and male, don't you agree? My old buddy certainly does. Oh, you didn't get the position? Sorry to hear that...."
It is fascinating to me to watch identical movements happen at the same time all over the globe. At first I thought maybe it was the US exporting culture. Maybe somewhat true. Then I thought it was purely financial/"easy times". Maybe in Europe and the US, not so sure that follows for Russia. Maybe in a relative way. Now I'm wondering if maybe it isn't somewhat due to our Judeo/Christian heritage and original sin and guilt. We're culturally primed to be receptive to narratives that destroy our collective confidence.
Maybe this is just feminism playing out to the far side of the pendulum, we've reached the ultimate shit test and men have just said "ah, fuck it" and turned away.
I'm thankful I was able to escape working in corporate situations 14 years ago. Even then the writing was on the wall. I'm certainly unemployable at almost any company in the West these days.
Very disturbing this is happening in America, Europe, Russia, and Japan simultaneously. The horrible truth is perhaps that our society, our species is built for cyclical wars, and that the peace of the Pax Americana has broken the machine.
maybe there are some creative outlets for men to pursue that are being forgotten? everything nowadays revolves around money... it didn't use to be that way...
One of the greatest frustrations I have with boomers is that even when they take you under their wing, they undermine this by supporting an ideology that cockblocks your career. "Sure, I'll get in touch with my old buddy at that organization and write you a glowing letter of recommendation ... anyhow let's talk about how important it is to recruit women and minorities! Everything's just too white and male, don't you agree? My old buddy certainly does. Oh, you didn't get the position? Sorry to hear that...."
It is fascinating to me to watch identical movements happen at the same time all over the globe. At first I thought maybe it was the US exporting culture. Maybe somewhat true. Then I thought it was purely financial/"easy times". Maybe in Europe and the US, not so sure that follows for Russia. Maybe in a relative way. Now I'm wondering if maybe it isn't somewhat due to our Judeo/Christian heritage and original sin and guilt. We're culturally primed to be receptive to narratives that destroy our collective confidence.
Maybe this is just feminism playing out to the far side of the pendulum, we've reached the ultimate shit test and men have just said "ah, fuck it" and turned away.
I'm thankful I was able to escape working in corporate situations 14 years ago. Even then the writing was on the wall. I'm certainly unemployable at almost any company in the West these days.
Excellent article.
Very disturbing this is happening in America, Europe, Russia, and Japan simultaneously. The horrible truth is perhaps that our society, our species is built for cyclical wars, and that the peace of the Pax Americana has broken the machine.
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maybe there are some creative outlets for men to pursue that are being forgotten? everything nowadays revolves around money... it didn't use to be that way...
Amazing Vlad fashion shot; this is why I subscribe.
Has American Indian princess Liz Warren’s book “The Two Income Trap” ever been put into Cyrillic? The trap is spread wide now