tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post2720150945529140555..comments2023-10-31T05:07:19.353-04:00Comments on Delenda est Carthago: The Apotheosis of NerdinessDr. Φhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086783503820477029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-12962051281720947992009-10-26T01:55:56.689-04:002009-10-26T01:55:56.689-04:00I saw one episode of this show with my room mates,...I saw one episode of this show with my room mates, I was fucking shocked at how utterly worthless and complacent all the characters were. They have no talents, ambitions, accomplishments, or drive to do anything but chase skirt, goof around, and party. In my own life, I don't know anyone that pathetic and if I did I would not think too highly of them.HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS YOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-63147127197977172922009-10-21T18:19:00.551-04:002009-10-21T18:19:00.551-04:00Yeah, I agree this fare can be perceived in differ...Yeah, I agree this fare can be perceived in different ways. A person of sufficient youth and inexperience may come away with an inflated view of his own prospects. Tubs-o-lard especially, although as a flyweight, that particular aspect doesn't resonate with me personally. I'm much more likely to react as Peter suggests: with exasperation, as if I was being patronized.Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14252946969701576139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-69583165870868688922009-10-21T15:01:27.385-04:002009-10-21T15:01:27.385-04:00That post was actually a Sheila Tone production, t...That post was actually a Sheila Tone production, though I suspect I would not disagree with it if I had seen the movie.<br /><br />I think you're right about escapism is the function <i>often</i> served by such movies, but I think that they do have a side effect of making some guys believe that such a thing is more possible than it actually is. The guys most likely to fall prey to this are guys that have extremely little real live experience with women and don't have much data with which to determine what kind of girl they can realistically ask for.<br /><br />For me, it actually wasn't a matter of characters like Ducky that were the problem, wherein the mismatch is outlined in the story as unlikely. Rather, it was the more humdrum cases like on Family Matters where the disparity between the man and the woman was unacknowledged. According to Jim was after my time, so it applies. Sheila notwithstanding, I'd also put King of Queens in this category if it were not also after my time as the nuance that she refers to would have escaped my younger self.<br /><br />Combine the popular media perception that the world features hot women and hot and normalish guys with other social factors (the perception that women are less superficial than men, that being kind and supportive can overcome substantial dating market deficits, and older MILFy sorts married to tub of lard men that were not tubs of lard when they married) and it can lead to guys to unrealistic expectations. <br /><br />More unrealistic than the expectations of women? I can <a href="http://hitcoffee.net/index.php/file/1679" rel="nofollow">only guess</a> and I think that it largely depends on which subset we're talking about.trumwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156143676616919381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29763791.post-35259016878692815022009-10-21T09:57:46.042-04:002009-10-21T09:57:46.042-04:00But a lot of others watch the show because their r...<i>But a lot of others watch the show because their romantic reality is so bad, that they would rather abandon it altogether in favor of pre-holodeck virtual version.</i><br /><br />I'd say it's more likely that men who are complete failures with women would find the show too frustrating and/or depressing to watch.<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com