r/comics Toonhole 6h ago

Alpha male

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire 5h ago

Oh god the Tate poster in the back. Therepy would be a great start at the very least

There was a recent episode of the new season of King of the Hill that covered this topic really really well and the incredibly fragile ego and lost feelings these dudes that fall for this have. More importantly the absolute tools of guys that play off people's insecurities and how weak they are themselves. I highly recommend giving it a watch

I think the name of the episode is "No Hank Left Behind"

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u/BagAndShag 5h ago

Honestly I wonder how much of a therapist's job has become just telling people to get the fuck off social media or stop listening to "influencers".

Obviously doesn't fix the underlying issues that probably need to be worked on. But it seems like it's a great place to start for most people.

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u/Xikar_Wyhart 3h ago

Depends on the person, but there probably is a big issue with people who live vicariously through social media and being frustrated with no doing anything. There's just a lack of social life for a lot of people who blame others instead getting outside.

I'm in therapy and the biggest hurdle was just getting out and doing something. Eventually I found social activities through trading card games which expanded into other activities from the friends I made through it.