7 Manly Skills to Unlearn and What to Replace Them With

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Posted: 1/23/2019 6:56:39 PM EDT

https://au.askmen.com/entertainment/austin/obsolete-man-skills-you-should-ditch.html

1. Hunting
Hunting was a hugely important skill for much of human history, but in light of the rise of cheap and readily available factory-farmed meat, hunting’s relationship to the food we actually eat has disappeared for the overwhelming majority of the population. If you grew up in a rural area, there’s a good chance you learned to shoot game at some point, but as much as many contemporary guys fantasize about being able to kill a wild animal and eat it (Mark Zuckerberg, anyone?), particularly if you live in a big city, there’s really not much real-world benefit to that glorification.

Instead, Learn How to Cook for Yourself

Meanwhile, the average millennial man is probably more adept at ordering dinner online than actually making it, which is too bad. Cooking your own meals is a lot of fun, generally cheaper than eating out or ordering in, and typically healthier, too. It’s also something that, while it may seem impossible to a beginner, is actually not as complicated as it seems. Join a cooking class — or even watch some YouTube how-tos or try a meal kit delivery service — and you might be surprised at how handy you become in the kitchen. And yes, it will impress people.

Posted: 1/23/2019 6:59:58 PM EDT

[#1]

So...quit being so toxic

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:01:34 PM EDT

[#2]

Yikes

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:01:40 PM EDT

[#3]

So I suppose learning to cook what one hunts is just too much to ask, right?

Feckless catamites.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:02:20 PM EDT

[#4]

Is that for real! I found my new years resolutions I'm going to do the exact opposite

edit I've solved stuff fighting and I'm not even that good at it

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:02:53 PM EDT

[#5]

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So I suppose learning to cook what one hunts is just too much to ask, right?

Feckless catamites.

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How would anyone get 10/10 dinner pics if we couldn’t hunt and cook?

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:03:44 PM EDT

[#6]

Dupe.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:04:02 PM EDT

[#7]

I know it’s said all the time, but that HAS to be satire.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:04:03 PM EDT

[#8]

All wrong on so many levels.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:04:13 PM EDT

[#9]

Lol, wow.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:04:15 PM EDT

[#10]

Just for suggesting that, I am going to shoot and eat twice as many animals next season.

I hope they are happy.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:05:18 PM EDT

[#11]

To be fair, they're getting mauled in the comments.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:05:55 PM EDT

[#12]

Duping should be unlearned

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:06:53 PM EDT

[#13]

8. Duping threads on Arfcom.

Instead, learn to start a thread with an original topic.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:07:27 PM EDT

[#14]

The comments are 100% negative, which is nice to see.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:07:35 PM EDT

[#15]

Thats some cringy ass shit.

Article should be titled The Blueprints to the Downfall of Humans

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:07:44 PM EDT

[#16]

No one is more Beta than a dupe cop

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:08:35 PM EDT

[#17]

This article should be named "7 ways to be a beta cuck."

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:09:47 PM EDT

[#18]

We already had that article in GD, it's written by a Canadian fag so the content is unsurprising.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:10:05 PM EDT

[#19]

This depends on where you are in the country. NYC versus The Middle of No Where, Pick Your Midwest/Western State ... very different language, accents, and delivery methods.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:10:20 PM EDT

[#20]

Good Lord. I haven't seen that much derp in one place in a long time. That has to be satire.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:11:24 PM EDT

[#21]

Fuck those guys.

Imma go to my fridge now and pop a little venison sausage in the microwave for a snack.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:11:41 PM EDT

[#22]

So, don't be a man?

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:12:21 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
https://au.askmen.com/entertainment/austin/obsolete-man-skills-you-should-ditch.html

1. Hunting
Hunting was a hugely important skill for much of human history, but in light of the rise of cheap and readily available factory-farmed meat, hunting’s relationship to the food we actually eat has disappeared for the overwhelming majority of the population. If you grew up in a rural area, there’s a good chance you learned to shoot game at some point, but as much as many contemporary guys fantasize about being able to kill a wild animal and eat it (Mark Zuckerberg, anyone?), particularly if you live in a big city, there’s really not much real-world benefit to that glorification.

Instead, Learn How to Cook for Yourself

Meanwhile, the average millennial man is probably more adept at ordering dinner online than actually making it, which is too bad. Cooking your own meals is a lot of fun, generally cheaper than eating out or ordering in, and typically healthier, too. It’s also something that, while it may seem impossible to a beginner, is actually not as complicated as it seems. Join a cooking class — or even watch some YouTube how-tos or try a meal kit delivery service — and you might be surprised at how handy you become in the kitchen. And yes, it will impress people.

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7 more?

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:12:54 PM EDT

[#24]

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Cash me outside how bout dat....

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:13:29 PM EDT

[#25]

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Ewwww.
Dont say that word.
So aggressive sounding.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:15:07 PM EDT

[#26]

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So I suppose learning to cook what one hunts is just too much to ask, right?

Feckless catamites.

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Yep, that's why he didn't mention going hunting for cookies and cakes.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:15:10 PM EDT

[#27]

just cut off your dick and hand it over...we'll issue you a strap-on if we need you.

Now, just shut the fuqq up and go back to doing what you were doing, being our human ATM machine.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:15:43 PM EDT

[#28]

L-O-fucking-L

Also, best comment

8. Getting angry and getting a divorce when your wife cheats on you.

Instead, get to know your wife's new boyfriend.

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Posted: 1/23/2019 7:18:05 PM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:
https://au.askmen.com/entertainment/austin/obsolete-man-skills-you-should-ditch.html

the average millennial man is probably more adept at ordering dinner online than actually making it, which is too bad. Cooking your own

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Like millenial women can cook

Cooking = patriarchy
Being nice to your boyfriend = patriarchy
Staying faithful = patriarchy.

Women who do the above = internalized patriarchy "and part of the problem".

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:18:53 PM EDT

[#30]

Larry Correia (author of Monster Hunter International) has a reply:

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Posted: 1/23/2019 7:19:10 PM EDT

[#31]

Wow, if we weren't living in bizarro world, I'd swear that was satire.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:19:20 PM EDT

[#32]

I bet this guy is French Canadian.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:21:33 PM EDT

[#33]

Funny. I saw this Saturday afternoon on a FB post (mocking it).
I did a tally.
I had done everything on the list that day except hunt, but I did eat venison steak from the deer I hunted this past fall.

like Britney said:
There’s no escape
Don’t you know that I’m toxic.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:21:39 PM EDT

[#34]

Laughs in toxic masculinity.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:22:46 PM EDT

[#35]

Author (Ian Stobber) is the kind of guy who steps out of the shower to piss.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:23:10 PM EDT

[#36]

Rofl

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:23:25 PM EDT

[#37]

many of those skills (both the 'old' and the new') are actually complementary, and should probably be in most men's toolkits.

A hunter who can't prepare food isn't really self-sufficient.
A fighter who can't mediate and/or avoid trouble will fight many bad battles.
A leader who doesn't know how and when to collaborate isn't a leader.
A disciplinarian who cannot communicate with his children may not wind up with well-adjusted adults.
A stoic type who doesn't know when it's time to air the dirty laundry will build up resentment.

Someone who prepares food but cannot hunt is not truly self-sufficient.
Someone who only mediates and doesn't know when to fight won't stand up when it is important
Someone who only collaborates and leads may not succeed because no one else stepped up
Someone who only focused on communication and not on discipline may raise brats.
Someone who is always talking things out may provoke more resentment and waste time.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:23:57 PM EDT

[#38]

I've got 5 deer in my freezer right now.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:24:16 PM EDT

[#39]

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The comments are fucking awesome

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:24:57 PM EDT

[#40]

Meanwhile, on the "Ask Women" website: "7 Skills to Learn."

Fix Things Around the House - You can do it! No need to call a handy [person].
Learn to Fight - Be assertive, stick up for yourself. Ask for that raise!
Repair Your Car - See #1.
Be a Leader - Time to give the matriarchy a try!
Be a Disciplinarian - You don't need a man in the house to raise a son!

Etc.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:25:08 PM EDT

[#41]

That's not real. No way.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:25:15 PM EDT

[#42]

Yeah, instead of fixing the leaky faucet just put a flower over it. You'll be such a better person for it.

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:27:39 PM EDT

[#43]

Dupe

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:29:50 PM EDT

[#44]

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this x87

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:30:03 PM EDT

[#45]

[RLeeErmey]"Jumping Jehosephat! What kind of mealy mouthed twinkle-toed commie faggot malarkey is this bullshit?

Who said this?

WHO SAID THIS?

I will PT you 'til your asses are sucking buttermilk!

I will PT you until you DIE!

Before that, you all get your asses to the motor pool ON THE DOUBLE, and don't come back without some God-damned grease under your fingernails!"[/RLeeErmey]

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:30:29 PM EDT

[#46]

That article is basically instructions on how to be a worthless, helpless man....

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:30:30 PM EDT

[#47]

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Just for suggesting that, I am going to shoot and eat twice as many animals next season.

I hope they are happy.

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I haven't hunted in 20+ years
this derp makes me want blast one of the 1000s of Canada geese sitting in my pasture right now LOL

Posted: 1/23/2019 7:31:13 PM EDT

[#48]

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[RLeeErmey]"Jumping Jehosephat! What kind of mealy mouthed twinkle-toed commie faggot malarkey is this bullshit?

Who said this?

WHO SAID THIS?

I will PT you 'til your asses are sucking buttermilk!

I will PT you until you DIE!

Before that, you all get your asses to the motor pool ON THE DOUBLE, and don't come back without some God-damned grease under your fingernails!"[/RLeeErmey]

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Men who voted for Obama don’t count