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09-13-2016 , 01:02 AM

#451

Trolly McTrollson

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Just seems like it takes two to tango here. Like, yeah, the 47-year-old guy is creepy, but we should also heap the same scorn upon the 27-year-old woman dating who is dating an oldster? She is also creepy? #whynotmensrights #gamtergate

09-13-2016 , 01:03 AM

#452

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Real talk, though.
The older I get, the weirder it seems.

Men are hardwired to be pigs because y'all are most fertile when you're in your 20's but we keep firing viable sperm into old age. That doesn't fit very well into the higher level notions of how things should be in the 21st century and ideally we should - and often do - suppress those base urges for the collective betterment of an advanced society. But those underlying biological drives are hella strong.

09-13-2016 , 01:04 AM

#453

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Also, goddamn, 47 is "mid-fourties", not "almost 50". Surely we can all agree on that.

09-13-2016 , 01:07 AM

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That's the asymmetry. 47 year olds are all decrepit quasi-zombies. Men are lucky enough that a fair amount of 27 year old women think they're hot or at least hot enough. That leaves the 47 year old single women left with 65 year old geezers. 47 year old actresses playing grandmothers. 68 year old women treated like they are death warmed over.

Something like that.

09-13-2016 , 01:12 AM

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Ok, this is sort of spitballing and semi-talking out my arse uber-feministing, but in some primitive non-monogamous cultures women are desirable at somewhat older ages because they are still fertile and likely to do a good job with offspring. In societies with marriage it's not the peak of fertility that men are after, but the peak of fecundity, which is much younger. And so in the oppressive patriarchy youth is prized because it's not just that one best shot at passing on your genes, but the best shot at having many offspring.

09-13-2016 , 01:19 AM

#456

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

The 47 year old guy being creepy is creepy based on the power imbalance inherent in a 20 year age gap. Not because the 47 year old man probably has gross saggy balls or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Also, goddamn, 47 is "mid-fourties", not "almost 50". Surely we can all agree on that.

47 is definitely on the wrong side of "mid" 40s. 44-46 is mid 40s. 47 is almost 50. 52 is "just over" 50.

09-13-2016 , 01:24 AM

#457

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But I already regret bringing this up. It's super depressing when this conversation happens. Of course I know men want the age gap. They want to be 50 with some mid-life crisis car and a 25 year old chick with perky everything to make them forget about their own mortality for awhile.

But god dammit, I want to forget about my own mortality for awhile. Not be reminded that the only thing a woman is good for is her looks, and when those fade you'll be dead soon. So what's the point in even trying after 35.

*this tangent isn't really that serious. It's mostly jokes. Not even really joking on the square.

Last edited by Gizmo; 09-13-2016 at 01:24 AM. Reason: Though I am turning 30 in a month

09-13-2016 , 01:36 AM

#458

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i'm sure i thought it was cool when i was 20, but the more mature i get, the less i understand old guys wanting to hang out with young women. I guess i'm weird for wanting to be mentally stimulated

09-13-2016 , 01:39 AM

#459

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Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib

i'm sure i thought it was cool when i was 20, but the more mature i get, the less i understand old guys wanting to hang out with young women. I guess i'm weird for wanting to be mentally stimulated

you might find many 27 year old woman are more intelligent than you

09-13-2016 , 01:39 AM

#460

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Fwiw the older men get, the worse their sperm is - genetically speaking.

09-13-2016 , 01:41 AM

#461

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Originally Posted by Trolly McTrollson

Also, goddamn, 47 is "mid-fourties", not "almost 50". Surely we can all agree on that.

I had a day of panic at my last birthday because I thought I was 48, not 47. Now that day is creeping up (well 6 months away).

09-13-2016 , 01:41 AM

#462

Gizmo

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i can tell from your post you will find many 27 year old woman are more intelligent than you

This is such a self own back handed insult to women.

Last edited by Gizmo; 09-13-2016 at 01:42 AM. Reason: Hint: it's not going to be an insult to him to find a younger woman (or person) that is smarter than him.

09-13-2016 , 01:42 AM

#463

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Originally Posted by Gizmo

This is such a self own back handed insult to women.

i edited it to make my message more clear

09-13-2016 , 01:51 AM

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Trolly, Zikzak, Suzzer, me

I think I might be the oldest at 48, but I think it's a pretty narrow age grouping there.

09-13-2016 , 01:52 AM

#465

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A lot will go through a major mid life crises It's about wanting to be younger and not simply about attraction to a younger partner.

I dont know if this is more a male thing or the power structures make it less viable for women.

09-13-2016 , 01:56 AM

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I'm going to walk the Pacific Crest Trail for my midlife crisis.

09-13-2016 , 02:00 AM

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That's aging gracefully. Sounds good

09-13-2016 , 02:05 AM

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I dont know if this is more a male thing or the power structures make it less viable for women.

My wife is having hers now. It's a Kundalini Yoga Cultural Appropriation mid-life crisis.

09-13-2016 , 02:11 AM

#469

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I'm going to walk the Pacific Crest Trail for my midlife crisis.

My buddy wants to do it next summer. I'm gonna try to do as much as I can.

09-13-2016 , 02:14 AM

#470

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My buddy wants to do it next summer. I'm gonna try to do as much as I can.

I don't think I'll be able to do it until 2020 after my youngest kid graduates HS. Or I dunno. That isn't really a requirement, but it's what I've been thinking.

09-13-2016 , 02:15 AM

#471

Chips Ahoy

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Just the jmt gets a lot of value in a fraction of the time

09-13-2016 , 02:22 AM

#472

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Just the jmt gets a lot of value in a fraction of the time

The length of time is the main thing, though perhaps the PCT is too long. I think maybe a 60 day walk sounds about right. I'm not really that hung up on a specific itinerary, more like a walk-about (if you ever saw Crocodile Dundee) or walk-the-earth from PF.

09-13-2016 , 03:12 AM

#473

suzzer99

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Yeah I'm not gonna do the boring parts. No way my legs would hold out for the whole trip. I'll just do the good parts.

09-13-2016 , 06:49 AM

#474

daca

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this could go in the trump thread too, but apparently all those stories about the western middle class being ****ed over by trade and stuff turned out to be wrong

https://www.ft.com/content/93f2d4ba-...e-647294649b28

the report here: http://www.resolutionfoundation.org/...n-elephant.pdf

09-13-2016 , 09:02 AM

#475

bobman0330

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The 47 year old guy being creepy is creepy based on the power imbalance inherent in a 20 year age gap. Not because the 47 year old man probably has gross saggy balls or whatever.

Isn't the largest power imbalance in this relationship the fact that he's a sitting U.S. Senator? Really it's probably problematic for him to screw anyone who doesn't hold elective federal office of some kind.

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