bench presses ATM
Reality vs. male delusion
Submitted 1 month ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That would probably impress the guys more.
Zenith@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Impressive
Glide@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Ah yes, classic boomer misogyny disguised as a meme.
I mean, the post sure is shit, I’ll give it that much.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why is this misogyny, women who like money exist, whether you like it or not, more so than women who like old men for their bodies/looks, if anything the butt of the joke here is the old man.
Or if you want to deeper you can say the butt of the joke is us living in a terrible capitalistic system where money is capable of overriding our desires.
The meme doesn’t say all women go for money, it just says that’s the best chance the old guy has at impressing one of the girls.
You’d have to be some quite thin skinned offense seeking machine to see it like that, in my opinion.
Glide@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Oh come off it. You and I both know that the man in this image is not the butt of the “joke.” Fucking sad that it’s 2025 and we’re still defending pathetic positions like “the only thing that really impresses women is wealth” under the guise of shit like “no, no, see, he’s old, so it’s actually a deep and nuanced boomer humor Facebook post from Grandpa.”
Sling insults and argue ad hominem to try and deflect all you want, this meme is base level, early 2000s sexism.
Zenith@lemm.ee 1 month ago
To quote Marylin Monroe - Don’t you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn’t marry a girl just because she’s pretty, but my goodness, doesn’t it help? from gentleman prefer blondes. Everyone would love a partner with money, very few people are actively seeking a poor partner, like “be poor” isn’t really an attribute you see often on people’s lists, there’s nothing wrong with “liking money” if it’s part of building a life with someone right? I thought it was just calling the dude weak/ugly and his only hope was try to offer something else lol idk I didn’t see it as misogynistic, more like dunking on the dude by saying these women aren’t impressed bro, try something else
Tedesche@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The ATM’s not working for you, I take it?
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 1 month ago
That’s step 1 before the inevitable step 2: starting an ‘alpha male’ podcast and complaining about ‘gold diggers’, lol.
jrs100000@lemmy.world 1 month ago
At that point its just self hatred manifest.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 month ago
Pfft.
If that were true Id have no problem picking up women.
Actually, now that I think about it, how the hell would I say I make $150k/yr without saying it? You really can’t can you? So how would you attract women with it?
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
Gosh! How could a man possibly signal wealth to potential mates?
If only society could come up with ways to flaunt one’s wealth!
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 month ago
I appreciate the sarcasm, but that’s the thing. I don’t get it.
I don’t know what makes wealthier people look wealthy. You can’t tell a watch is a Rolex from 20 feet away. Tailored Suit and tie? Great, everyone else wears that too.
A house? I can’t bring that with me wherever I go.
A car? I don’t know if you’ve met many women who care about what you drive.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Seeing how that is solidly middle class you still need a decent personality to back that up so that might be the issue.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 month ago
That’s a good point, but it’s still 2.5x the median income for the area I live.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Do what men in the good old days did.
Buy a pocket watch.
Get a tophat and suit.
Walk around with a cane.
Pay for horse carriage instead of walking.
Rename yourself Klein Moretti and uncover eldritch mysteries.
Get a monocle.peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 month ago
Rename yourself Klein Moretti and uncover eldritch mysteries
I’m like 99% sure this might be good advice
moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 1 month ago
LMFAO, I did not expect a lord of the mysteries reference in here. I gotta finish/reread it, I dropped it a long time ago
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
My tshirt have mouse bites and my car has a cracked bumper Buying crap to signal wealth is jusr going to attract flies.
codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
“Hello ${Woman’s Name}. Would you like to join me for dinner on ${Select free date} at ${Restaurant with 3 or 4 dollar signs for price on Yelp}? I also have a second ticket for ${Popular sold out show at theater} if you’d like to join me?”
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 1 month ago
Ok see, THAT makes sense.
Also helps that I don’t look at prices anyway(not that that behavior is a good thing, I still need to budget for disposable income) unless something looks stupid, like a $200 steak (There is a place here with a $70 steak, I’m tempted to try it one day).
xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
if you reeeallt wanted to attract a shallow person:
fancy clothes, car, house…
and humble bragging like, “damn this stock market! i lost $1 million dollars this morning… oh well, i can spare it”.
also you can go to very expensive places that only rich people can afford.Zenith@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Women are just aware of status symbols as men are, except we appreciate different status symbols then men… you can use your money to, workout, get fit and ask your trainer these questions, for example
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Once again, a shitpost that gets dissected to death. Don’t worry OP, you’ll get them next time, Lemmy just can’t help itself.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 month ago
This gentleman looks like Kiefer Sutherland
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
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