Comfort for the Soul in a World Gone Mad

Men's Interest - Opinion [Easy Read | Original] By Jdawg

Sometimes, what looks like just silly TV shows or throwback stuff is really about feeling some kind of peace when everything else feels messed up. People used to have video games to chill and have control over their own worlds, but now that’s getting taken away too. It’s like some folks want to see men mad and angry—like they want to stir that up on purpose. And too many men just fall right into it.

Bye, brain

Getting angry is easy. But keeping control? That’s the hard part. Especially when you start to see how little of the world around you—your home, your stuff, even your electronics—you really get to control anymore. You might own it, but you don’t really own it. You can’t fix it, change it, or even stop it from spying on you. You don’t have much say.

That’s not how men usually live. Men, generally, are wired to want security. To hold territory, protect what’s theirs. But if nothing is really yours, if you can’t keep your property safe, then you’re put in a position like you’re not the boss. That’s a role usually given to women or kids—not men. If men just accept that, it says something bad about us. It breaks the whole idea that men should be strong because of what they hold, build, or control. That’s a big change! This might sound a little different from typical gamer talks. But the problems gamers face about ownership, control, and freedom? They’re part of the same bigger fight. Independent thinking has been under attack for a long time. Many people stopped trusting their own minds and just listen to what TV or news tell them.

So if grown-ups find some comfort in shows like Blue’s Clues for adults—in a world where tough, strong guys like Conan the Barbarian get mocked or pushed out—that’s not a surprise. It shows a bigger problem that’s been growing for a long time.

Bottom line: When property and control get taken away, it’s like they’re attacking what it means to be a man and the qualities men are known for. That’s a game worth figuring out—before you lose without knowing you’re playing.

Postscript

This article defends men, maleness, and masculinity, but the values behind those ideas—things that helped start big movements like Abolitionism, Women’s Suffrage, and Feminism—aren’t only for men. In a world pushing feminine ways and softer styles, you gotta wonder if the less masculine ways won’t end up in charge. So without the old male roles and duties, who’s really running things?

Jdawg? He’d rather run his own worlds in video games. And don’t think that’s because he doesn’t get it. Maybe it’s exactly because he does.

J-Dawg is a die-hard gamer, devoted fan of traditional 2D animation, GBAMFS' founder, CEO and pointman.

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