CJPaloma says 86 47 🔒

Not saying women don't fall for these things, too. They do. But for various other reasons (like the traditional provider breadwinner roles and the way hyper competition is often a huge part of the way a person "wins" at these games) men tend to become more gung ho advocates for fads that clearly …um…have some issues

RE: https://mastodon.world/@OpenSexism/116579279905063470

I'd guess predictable dynamics -also- simply because men tend to listen to men much more exclusively…and the hype is almost always championed by people MEN tend to overly trust (and those would be: highly amplified dudes, no matter how obviously un insightful they are- I mean: Trump, anyone?)

…Additionally each successful iteration is disguised enough…AND very few of marks (whether gold miners, gambling advocates, or AI guys) even realize they have biases that make them vulnerable.

RE: https://mstdn.social/@_L1vY_/116576365416111206

what the hell is wrong with these people?

Most countries don't even have bail at all...don't take my word for it: see for example https://www.aclupa.org/smart-justice-ending-cash-bail/

"The United States is one of only two nations in the world that use cash bail; the other is the Philippines. Most other common law countries criminalize the practice of requiring money in exchange for pretrial liberty.

This is a NORMAL reaction to encountering so much…bullshit from people (you might otherwise be attracted to), but prove themselves to be so emotionally immature they get angry upon encountering a competent human...

“Where is the pool of men who are self-sufficient and like to read, are willing to go to therapy and are not afraid of a woman who has a passport? That sounds really wild to say out loud, but I don’t feel like I’m missing a ton by choosing to read a book instead of swiping on Hinge.”