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The Reason Why Are Trucks Getting Bigger

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themitigating ◴[] No.32425390[source]
I always thought it was a combination of masculine insecurities and one upping your neighbors.

Edit: lifted trucks, after market front bars, louder exhaust with larger exhaust tips, truck nuts, American flags or thin blue line flags covering the rear window.. None of these are from government regulations

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nsxwolf ◴[] No.32425902[source]
The masculine insecurities / penis size thing seems awfully unscientific to me. It's basically just a slur.
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1. themitigating ◴[] No.32426049[source]
It's not as simplistic as "penis size" it's part of a culture where being manliness and independence is valued. People are also told we need to be tougher and how we are losing what makes America great.

For example "In the trailer for "The End of Men," Tucker Carlson worries about "the total collapse of testosterone levels in American men,"

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2. wyager ◴[] No.32426189[source]
> Tucker Carlson worries about "the total collapse of testosterone levels in American men,"

This is not just him shouting random polemic; this is a scientifically measurable and deeply concerning medical trend. https://www.urologytimes.com/view/testosterone-levels-show-s...

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3. weberer ◴[] No.32427192[source]
Pretty sure he's talking about the literal levels from blood tests. It is actually a very concerning issue.
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4. themitigating ◴[] No.32428237[source]
No. Please view the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcxLQeh6J6A it's the most homoerotic things I've ever seen, and I work in gay porn
5. themitigating ◴[] No.32428373[source]
Yes it is and according to what you linked to "According to Lokeshwar, potential causes for these declines could be increased obesity/BMI, assay variations, diet/phytoestrogens, declined exercise and physical activity, fat percentage, marijuana use, and environmental toxins."

Tucker Carlson is using it as a very thin excuse to basically make a series about how men need to be more like a particular cultural concept of men. Here's the trailer for "The End of Men" nowhere does it mention that study or a testosterone drop. Maybe the show itself touches on that but in my opinion that would only be so people like you could justify what is basically a propaganda video for right wing masculine culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcxLQeh6J6A