Not overly much - society has "dysfunctioned" along perfectly well for millennia. It will continue to be dysfunctional for many more millennia.

Better to enjoy your life and spite that dysfunction than to live under its heel.

You're giving too much credit to bears. They can chomp your face just because they feelt like it, or out of pure curiosity, and won't even notice you struggling to fight them off. Check some stories of zookepers and circus workers killed by them, you'll find that wild animals are completely unpredictable.

Nah, this is about predators, not aliens.

Oh yes, based on that logic, I got cheated, so every women is a whore.

Because with the possible exception of the bi's, you're all inherently unqualified for the job of setting up a heterosexual relationship. Why don't you ask straight men to pick out sweaters? Because we're bad at it at an anatomical level.

Honestly so happy I’m married, I’m sorry for all of y’all. Dystopian times.

But hey to add my two cents: I think that fear is marketable, so women are over fed on paranoia.

At the same time, porn and propaganda have put bad expectations in some percentile of dumb men.

Both sexes are generally out of social practice, and societal trust is at an all time low. Most people are nice, but most people are also awkward.

So get out there and meet some people, don’t even do so romantically, just go learn how to interact with people, form some friendships.

why do y’all act like you’ve been wronged

Because you equate "being around men" to "being raped".
Which makes you sad and uninteresting to chat with.

At worst, you’ve committed to a fight that will never ask you to do any fighting.

Then why should i bother? Where's all the women empowerment?

in a world where you can barely make friends without a car or money

Those aren't friends... strange world you live in.

this unfairness you’re subject to will not go away unless the thing that’s causing it is dealt with.

Predators have existed since mankind has existed, it's human nature (oh, wait, this is the internet, here's a disclaimer: no, i'm not defending predators, i'm just saying they've always existed; yes, that's bad).
So what you're saying is this unfairness will not go away, ever. How nice.

Here's a third idea:
Most men aren't predators.
No one likes being generalized and discriminated against.
Men will 99% of the times be suspected of being in the wrong whenever there's any kind of gender conflict, even if they're not in the wrong.

As always, this specific topic needs nuance and cultural context, to say the least, which is something you generally don't find on the internet.

who think you “don’t count” because you’re “one of the good ones”.

Oh that's cool, I know a lot of black people like that.

"Wait what? Wdym that's racist? But I should accept 'one of the good ones' when it applies to me? I'm too ND for this bullshit."

Well my whole life there was this women's sexual liberation movement that has been screaming about how women DO in fact enjoy sex and ARE in fact horny too. Maybe that explains the common misconception.

Well in that case...

You are one ugly motherrapist.

I don't have to assume, it's literally proven by their comments. It's the same for you since you're all over this thread moaning about the fact that women dare be scared of men.

Also you're example is ridiculous and asinine. An actual example would be like if a white person was complaining of white discrimination on a post condemning systemic racism. The fact that you felt the need to say anything says everything I need to know about you or OP.

Because it doesn't work. It's already bad enough with straight people doing it.

Nobody here is fooled by your angst-ridden spiel, you don't get how easy it is to see your intentions and feelings based on what you say, this is one more thing to keep in mind when trying to talk to women.

Ladies don’t want to talk to you.
They don’t want you to approach them.
They don’t want you to initiate social interaction.
Men need to be less visible, less audible, overall less perceptible, because this coincides with them being less obnoxious.

And that is correct. This is how you manage to appear less obnoxious and threatening as a man. This is how you seperate yourself from the predators and machos. It also helps men avoiding problematic women as well. It's a win-win.

Classic just-world fallacy.

This is Lemmy so they're probably all the same person, worth keeping in mind.

I suggest talking to more men because then you'll learn that it's just as dangerous for them (if not even more dangerous) to go to a festival alone. This is a sure way to end up in hospital (if you manage to call an ambulance) or dead because there's always plenty of groups out there looking for some "action".

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