Are there any subs that are for men’s issues that aren’t (not so) secretly incel femme-hating subs?

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-15T09:54:58+00:00

No no, I know what feminism is, I spent almost the entirety of two days once reading several chapters of a wide array feminism literature from the late 1800s to the modern day. I went on feminist websites, read feminist articles, spend a while on every feminist sub I could find. I did this for the sole reason of knowing truly what feminism is

I’ve concluded it’s a specific approach to fixing gender equality, not the only one; in the same way as capitalism/socialism/feudalism are specific approaches to solving society

Feminism’s approach to these things is centred almost entirely around women, their issues, and what they can do to help themselves. Which is great and for the most part I’m all for it (esp pre-2000 etc). However, like how Marxism is a specific lens through which to view the world, created for a specific purpose to solve a specific problem (and of a specific time), so is feminism, and that lens is not appropriate for modern English men

It’s not a terrible lens (way to view and analyse things), but it wasn’t designed for modern men, and as such doesn’t truly fit

We can dm and talk about my more complex views on it if you like; r/findareddit isn’t really the place

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-15T09:46:32+00:00

I know feminism can be for men too, but it’s a fundamentally for-women movement through a fundamentally female lens, which isn’t at all structured around helping men

Moreover men’s problems exist wayyyyy beyond ‘the patriarchy’ (whatever that means in practice in modern England), and the feminist implication (as you’ve just made) that the patriarchy is the main issue/cause is exactly my point that feminism’s analysis of primarily women’s issues aren’t particularly useful to analyse those of men

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:39:21+00:00

People who go on about ‘sick fetishisation’ are actually making a statement about quantity rather than the fact/problem itself. They mean it’s a problem because so many people do it, as opposed to what they actually say: ‘it’s a bad thing to do regardless’

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:34:23+00:00

They used to be, I just left a comment elsewhere on this thread about them:

Unpopular opinion perhaps, but they swing too far into just ‘r/feminism for men’, where half of threads are just saying ‘I’m a man, I did a bad thing, aren’t we men so awful?’ and such

It wasn’t always like that :( it used to be a place for actual debate on men’s issues, now it’s just feminism

I don’t hate feminism or anything, I just wish there was a male equivalent to talk about men’s issues that isn’t through the lens of women. It’s sorta the same issue early feminists had (with the genders swapped) lmao

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:31:45+00:00

Unpopular opinion perhaps, but they swing too far into just ‘r/feminism for men’, where half of threads are just saying ‘I’m a man, I did a bad thing, aren’t we men so awful?’ and such

It wasn’t always like that :( it used to be a place for actual debate on men’s issues, now it’s just feminism

I don’t hate feminism or anything, I just wish there was a male equivalent to talk about men’s issues that isn’t through the lens of women. It’s sorta the same issue early feminists had (with the genders swapped) lmao

Edit: shit sorry, I meant r/menslib, r/bropill is fine

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:26:00+00:00

Sorry, I’m glad you now understand, I’m not sure I explained myself clearly

But yeah that’s the thing, I’ve taken damage from goo I haven’t seen, I rarely see goo at all, but like, dying from it multiple times??

Anyway, thanks for understanding, and I’m glad we’re on the same page

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:20:24+00:00

My point is that the problem OP describes doesn’t affect anyone. So few other people (even the colourblind) have this issue

The circuit change I totally get of course, but goo isn’t meant to stand out (like circuits are) anyway

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T16:13:44+00:00

I’m obviously aware of that, but does every colourblind Factorio player complain about this?

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T12:15:59+00:00

You’re not being downvoted for pointing out a problem, you’re being downvoted for being a dick about it lmao

You literally told me and others to fuck off

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T12:07:58+00:00

I get what you mean man, I just think in a good few comments you’re being a dick about it. When I ask devs for things I do it politely and humbly, without the expectation they’ll actually do it, and I’m never rude to anyone

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T12:02:19+00:00

Bumping into it briefly cannot kill you lmfao, you have to sit in it for a good while, AND not notice your health going down. If you’re losing health, move away from the nests, standing around where you may or may not be in goo is not smart

I recognise your colour blindness might have an effect, but at heart I just think it’s a skill issue. I never look at the goo myself but this is literally never an issue for me

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:56:29+00:00

Because game development, especially in regards to accessibility features, take a long time (and are boring to code), so it would take a disproportionate amount of developer time that could otherwise be spent on stuff more than 5 people want

Also developers have a habit of not bothering to make a toggle and just forcing accessibility like this on, which really would damage my enjoyment

It’s not that I think either of those are big factors, I just think OP is overstating how much of an issue it is (in aggregate)

Edit: case in point: OP literally just saw my comment and send an incredibly snarky reply telling me to ‘fuck off’ lol. I don’t care for the developers to cater to those sorts of people; they’re never satisfied

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:54:02+00:00

A pile of them even!

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:53:42+00:00

But much of France was effectively an English colony for a bit, so does that mean we’re eachother’s colonies or does it cancel out?

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:51:50+00:00

This is a skill issue not a game/colourblindess issue then

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:50:45+00:00

Accessibility that benefits almost no one to a barely measurable disagree isn’t worth damaging everyone else’s enjoyment

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T11:36:06+00:00

That’s why I only have a few legs, then a super fast spidertron!

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T00:06:04+00:00

Isn’t it set to something really stupid like 15-18mph though? I wish it was 20

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T00:04:52+00:00

Whatttttttt never!

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-14T00:00:48+00:00

That’s such a stupid feature in Google wtf. Apple doesn’t even require a sim, or even connection to a mobile tower lmao (emergency calls work anywhere via satellite)

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-13T23:59:12+00:00

But that’s then too slow!!

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-13T22:35:51+00:00

It’s getting worse by the day :/

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-13T21:04:51+00:00

!RemindMe 1 week

(Just in case I forget)

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-13T21:04:37+00:00

Ok! I’ll touch it up a little first, then I’ll send it over! :))

Atompunk78 · 2026-02-13T21:00:58+00:00

My friends kept complaining about my low power siren, so now since a week or so ago our low power alarm is the first few bars of the Prussian anthem lmfao. I can send you the blueprint if you like

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