• baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de
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    i think the post was more about how shallow and consumerist patrick bateman is and how shallow some women can be. a lot of the movie (haven’t read the novel) goes into his routines, his self-care and the idolization of brands, expensive things, status, money, looks and appearance.

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        They lack the commitment and the personal investment… which doesn’t put them above it, which is why the the post might be offensive to them. Hence the two hornet nests remark

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          How do you know that? Weightlifting and performance enhancers and carnivore diet are extremely popular among misogynists and Andrew Tate types, specifically because they believe in might makes right. It part of why they harm women - because they feel like being stronger entitles them to that.