• duffman@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    My interest in war is that there is nothing higher stakes, it can be a fight for the survival of not just yourself but your family, community, or nation, or even our species if we are talking fiction (or global warming).

    So if we were to stereotype the genders, men are typically more interested in death/violence at a humanitary level and women at a personal level.

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      8 months ago

      You go into it thinking that, but then when the deification hits the oscillation, it ends up being about two things: 1) your own ass and 2) your battle buddies you deployed with.

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        8 months ago

        Yeah I wasn’t talking about either scenario from a participatory POV. Moreso speaking to the general interest.

        You can be interested in something without wishing for it or wanting to participate. I’m sure women who listen to serial killer podcasts don’t want to be featured in one.