Man, I hate question headlines. They entice you to click a link while promising an answer that may not come. You do get ads, though.

Wish we lived in a society were titles were like:

• Is global warming a hoax? No.
• Are you eating microplastics? Probably.
• Did the president have unspoken relationships with a donkey? No proof, but you are free to speculate.

Edit: Nothing against OP. I’m just venting about this little thing.

In all of life there is a balance.

I didn’t blame capitalism for every mental illness. The world will continue to have mentally ill people (whatever we mean by mentally ill) long after capitalism falls. I’m just saying capitalism makes it worse. Sometimes actively exploits them (see casinos, the lottery and micro transactions in games). And it’s ok for it to be criticized for that. Because it’s inherent to the system to chase capital, even if human life gets in the way. I still remember the time when Goldman Sachs asked “Is curing patients a sustainable business model?”. In capitalism, no it isn’t.

Japan is less individualistic than other countries, so it may have less of this kind of problem (regarding OPs post), but at the same time, more of some other kinds of problems, all related to capitalism as well. There is a reason why they have the word 過労死 (death by overwork) and we don’t (we have a sentence).

Which is a shame, I love Japan’s culture so much.

Ownership of the means of production isn’t stopping people from whittling or kneeding dough

Agree, but we need to actually try it to know for sure. :)

[…] but there are several levels more evidence needed for this supposition

Multiple levels indeed. I may not be the best at this, but let’s try and unroll what those levels are.

I would say it’s a combination of feeling alienated from your work, as well as the commodification of your attention that leads to the stimming/ASMR industries being a thing. Not to say they are bad, but in a better world everyone would feel like they belonged and there would be no need for artificial shows of attention. On the flip side, if you already don’t feel like you belong, constant advertisements reminding you you are valuable but only if you buy this thing may gently push you further down the spiral.

Another level may be a lack of community. As proof of this you can see how capitalism promotes individualism, either through “personal finance literacy” or through “personal meditation apps” which help you manage your anxiety on your own. The feeling of success being tied into one’s achievements instead of the health of the community, or nature. You may think this is not relevant but remember that some people are more influenced by their environment than others. They pick up the message “do it by yourself” and just run with it, because that’s what we as a capitalistic society expect of everyone.

These are problems of capitalism, imho, though I’d be happy to know what others think.

If being compassionate about our comrades means I’m a crackpot, then so be it. I’m with OP on this one.

I think the term “manly” has been so polluted. I don’t think there is nothing “unmanly” with:

• Loving nature.
• Loving your neighbor (even Jesus said to).
• Loving culture (and accepting other’s culture).
• Showing emotion (except for you narcissists who use this as an excuse for abuse. Fuck you).
• Dancing.
• Going outside just to feel the wind gently blowing your hair and caressing your face.

We are capable of very complex modes of existing. There is no reason to keep being the same hateful person every day. It takes courage to go out of your confort zone. It takes courage to be a “man”. Whatever it is that word means. Love you all. <3

Edit: Guys, are comments like this valuable? On Reddit I felt the need to write this way, but everyone seems so chill here…

I just meant it was an aggressive tone, which might put off new members. Also, I might have equated “hate speech” with speech in which you show hate for something (ex, an admin team). Which is clearly wrong looking back, but I won’t edit it now.

Wait, chill. Won’t comments like this give them an example of “hate-speech” they can use against this instance? If they lie, it’s their problem. Hopefully their users realize it, but if not, we don’t need to feed into their narrative and prove their point. This is my opinion, anyway.

Edit: I have already been convinced I was wrong. I’ll still leave this comment up, despite the downvotes, so that replies still make sense.