I swear the most vitriolic Instagram comments I read are submitted by dudes who always have a million pictures of themselves taking selfies at the gym.
I swear the most vitriolic Instagram comments I read are submitted by dudes who always have a million pictures of themselves taking selfies at the gym.
because for most of them being a gym rat is an expression of a bourgeois individualist conception of masculinity. they can afford to spend a lot of time, energy, and money on improving their physique and they think that's a better use of their time than stuff that would lead them to question their place in society.
I don't really think this is a good explanation since this includes anybody with any apolitical hobby/interest that costs some money
I think gymbros are just more likely to have toxic masculinity
I mean, is it wrong to assume that a lot of people with expensive hobbies have bad politics (I know, going to the gym isn't an expensive hobby lol)?
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No, but it probably has more to do with their class position than the hobby.
if only we could have the same energy of a group of old ladies doing tai chi sessions together in beijing but for lifting