Ask Moids Questions Thread - Opposite version of the femoid advice thread

[The Ugly One]

That looks like a very narrow space to stuff the insulation into, though. I’m obviously not any sort of builder but I’m pretty sure our walls are thicker, so probably also better insulated.

You don't need super thick walls for insulation with a high R-value. You also need sheathing plus making sure gaps are sealed so warm air doesn't leak outside, though. It can get to -25F at night in the northern part of the USA. We do know how to build houses that prevent us from dying in the cold.

 

[Ibanez RG 350EX]

You don't need super thick walls for insulation with a high R-value.

That's true, but at least in my region basically everybody uses 2x6s for exterior walls. Even with modern insulation, the bigger the wall cavity, the better off you are.

 

[Susanna]

You don't need super thick walls for insulation with a high R-value. You also need sheathing plus making sure gaps are sealed so warm air doesn't leak outside, though. It can get to -25F at night in the northern part of the USA. We do know how to build houses that prevent us from dying in the cold.

How many panes of glass are in your windows? Old homes here use two panes, modern are usually three.
Windows are a huge source of heat loss.

 

[The Ugly One]

How many panes of glass are in your windows? Old homes here use two panes, modern are usually three.
Windows are a huge source of heat loss.

I don't really know how new homes in the northern areas (which is what would be most comparable to Russia) are built.

 

[Doktor Grimm]

Not a woman, but I do have a Moid Question. How come so few of you put real effort into presenting yourselves? Don't get me wrong, I envy that you can leave the house wearing just a graphic T-shirt and cargo shorts and not give a shit about how others perceive you -- it's just odd that women are expected to fancy themselves up for men and not the other way round.

What's the hold up? Is it considered gay to care too much about that stuff? Do most men legitimately not think about it? Am I being ignorant?

 

[eatler]

What's the hold up? Is it considered gay to care too much about that stuff? Do most men legitimately not think about it? Am I being ignorant?

Yeah you pretty much answered your own question. A lot of the dudes I talked too either mentioned that the minimum attention to fashions gay or that no one else bothering so why should I kind of mentally. Now I can understand let’s say like for your average 9-5 your a blue collar guy and you don’t want to change outfits all the time I can get behind that. The weird thing to me is that suits or dressing up nice is a sign of status and therefore is something to be mocked. There was a joke version of this thread in Q&A where one guy mentioned that he liked polo shirts because it separated the top management guys from his side of the job. Keep in mind he was in IT so someone else chimed in and said that management in their work place usually wore polos and anyone they saw wearing a polo was made fun of as a poof.

I myself like dressing up in different outfits from different eras but because I wear outfits that’s not of this time I actually do get a lot of people who are pissed off with me for no reason. There is a lecture by Jordan Peterson (before he lost it) where he talked about zebras that I think also sums up your answer.

TL;DR your a flake if you like fashion if your a guy.

 

[Spunt]

Not a woman, but I do have a Moid Question. How come so few of you put real effort into presenting yourselves? Don't get me wrong, I envy that you can leave the house wearing just a graphic T-shirt and cargo shorts and not give a shit about how others perceive you -- it's just odd that women are expected to fancy themselves up for men and not the other way round.

What's the hold up? Is it considered gay to care too much about that stuff? Do most men legitimately not think about it? Am I being ignorant?

Because women will fuck us either way so why spend all that time on grooming when we could spend it doing important male activities like biting our nails and scratching?

I also agree with @eatler above, but what is important is that in my experience the majority of *women* are suspicious of men who groom too much and/or overdress. Either they suspect they might be gay, or that they're overcompensating for something/might be a pick-up artist.

Ultimately I think it's an evolutionary thing. Men's brains are looking for mothers, women's brains are looking for providers. Looking physically attractive for a partner, as a woman, shows fertility and loyalty, two things that will ensure a man's genes get passed on. Whereas a man with threaded eyebrows and manicures doesn't look like he could hunt the antelope, feed the children and defend the home as much as one who looks more rough around the edges.

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

Not a woman, but I do have a Moid Question. How come so few of you put real effort into presenting yourselves? Don't get me wrong, I envy that you can leave the house wearing just a graphic T-shirt and cargo shorts and not give a shit about how others perceive you -- it's just odd that women are expected to fancy themselves up for men and not the other way round.

What's the hold up? Is it considered gay to care too much about that stuff? Do most men legitimately not think about it? Am I being ignorant?

>women are expected to fancy themselves
I really think women have gaslit themselves cause I don't think most guys expect a girl to doll themself up and be "on" 24/7.
But to answer your general question it's because we genuinely don't perceive other people as an issue. When I leave the house I'm leaving to go do the one thing I had planned to whether that be work, lunch, or getting deodorant. Everything outside of me and the self-checkout machine might as well be non-existant.
Maybe it's more an Incel take than a general Moid take, but also it's just like there's no point putting a ton of effort into looking good cause the hunt has been done away with. You're no longer supposed to chat up femoids at the checkout or at the store or anywhere except specific designated areas, and even those are nebulous. So yeah why put extra effort when I don't have any reason to and I can just go do what I need to in comfortable clothing? Ya know.

 

[Susanna]

I really think women have gaslit themselves cause I don't think most guys expect a girl to doll themself up and be "on" 24/7.

The thing is, all guys say this, but if I go out without makeup, you'll ask if I'm feeling ill.

Women recognise when a woman simply isn't wearing makeup, but men don't. I get that it's because you're just not used to it, and you don't realise that what you thought was "no makeup" is actually "light makeup"; still, the reaction to it immediately tells me I shouldn't be going out in goblin mode. It confuses me more than it probably should, because I'm sure you've seen your girlfriends, sisters, and mothers without makeup before, but that doesn't seem to translate to when you look at other women?

 

[ChaosReignsOnSomeSaturday]

The thing is, all guys say this, but if I go out without makeup, you'll ask if I'm feeling ill.

Women recognise when a woman simply isn't wearing makeup, but men don't. I get that it's because you're just not used to it, and you don't realise that what you thought was "no makeup" is actually "light makeup"; still, the reaction to it immediately tells me I shouldn't be going out in goblin mode. It confuses me more than it probably should, because I'm sure you've seen your girlfriends, sisters, and mothers without makeup before, but that doesn't seem to translate to when you look at other women?

Was the guy who asked you in his 50s or 60s? Was he a boomer or something cause I can't imagine any guy in the zoomer generation asking that because of your lack of makeup, and I don't think most guys in their mid to late 20s would ask either. Cause that whole situation is such a meme that's we've been beat over the head with since the 90s.

 

[DotDem]

You guys are tripping, you can definitely go overboard and look like a fag but taking care of your skin, knowing what clothing compliments you, fragrances, etc. That shit will level you up. It's 1/10th of what my girl does for herself and it helped me appreciate that more.

I thought it was supposed to be the women that cared about being mocked by their peers? Not the fellas.

 

[You're MDNWU]

The thing is, all guys say this, but if I go out without makeup, you'll ask if I'm feeling ill.

Well that's easy. Do you normally wear makeup every day? If so, the guys likely just haven't seen you makeup unless you've been sick.

Or do you actually look deathly ill when you don't? Get sun, smile, eat healthy etc etc and start wearing less makeup more often.

Women don't need makeup for the most part. Most, I imagine, think they do.

You guys are tripping, you can definitely go overboard and look like a fag but taking care of your skin, knowing what clothing compliments you, fragrances, etc. That shit will level you up. It's 1/10th of what my girl does for herself and it helped me appreciate that more.



I thought it was supposed to be the women that cared about being mocked by their peers? Not the fellas.

I'm not sure if you've noticed recently, but "dad bods"/lazy have been pushed to be an attractive thing. Taking care of yourself is now bad.

But I do agree with you. Knowing what colors work with your skin tone, hair color, body, etc works wonders. Not eating fast food every other day, smoking, drinking, actually showering and washing your face aka the bare minimum would benefit the majority of single guys out there.

 

[Susanna]

Or do you actually look deathly ill when you don't?

I have a beautiful pallor.

Get sun

smile

No way, I’ll get wrinkles.

eat healthy

Yeah yeah… I’m just not the type to get particularly hungry.

 

[eatler]

The thing is, all guys say this, but if I go out without makeup, you'll ask if I'm feeling ill.

No I do know what your talking about, I’ve heard my sister and mother complain about this. No guys, especially now a days, can look super unkept. I kind of believe we’re dealing with not only a turn of the century malaise but also since we’re still copying mentality’s we have the 70s doom mentality. So for guys the minimum maintenance is required.

As for women I do notice that if you wear a fair amount of makeup specifically blush people will notice when it’s gone. My moms actually stopped wearing makeup all together and she gets complemented on her looks. But if you wear it all the time the only frame of reference people have about your face is when you have makeup on.

 

[Misericordia]

The thing is, all guys say this, but if I go out without makeup, you'll ask if I'm feeling ill.

Women recognise when a woman simply isn't wearing makeup, but men don't. I get that it's because you're just not used to it, and you don't realise that what you thought was "no makeup" is actually "light makeup"; still, the reaction to it immediately tells me I shouldn't be going out in goblin mode. It confuses me more than it probably should, because I'm sure you've seen your girlfriends, sisters, and mothers without makeup before, but that doesn't seem to translate to when you look at other women?

What you don't seem to understand is that the transition in appearance from "wearing makeup" to "not wearing makeup" is a near-perfect simulation of what it looks like to suddenly come down with a deathly illness. As animals, we are hard-wired to notice and be frightened when all of a sudden somebody we know has a blotchy complexion and dark circles under their eyes when they previously hadn't. If women didn't wear makeup all the time, men would get used to it fairly quickly.

 

[The Feline Solution]

How come so few of you put real effort into presenting yourselves?

What's the hold up? Is it considered gay to care too much about that stuff?

I don't think so. I make an effort to look presentable when i leave my house, wether with or without my girlfriend. I am not as deep into fashion as i used to when i was younger (Spending up to 400 DM,- on wool sweaters or ~200 DM,- on a pair of pants wasn't unusual for me) but i still spend a pretty penny on stuff that i know looks nice on me, the most expensive being jeans (only certain cuts fit me, currently i only wear jeans of one brand and they're around 80€) and shoes (not a sneakerfag but i mostly wear Airmax 90's and Airforce 1's). I just like looking nice and the men in my social circle are much the same, it's also normal for us to complement each other on our looks when we meet, nothing gay about it.
Then again, the men in my culture greet each other with kisses on the cheek and some uncultured men from inferior cultures see that as gay already.
What i do see as bordering gay territory is men who spend longer than their girlfriends/wives in the bathroom getting primped up or going to beauty salons and shit, that is definitely for women and i will judge you as a man if your eyebrows look more done up than my girlfriend's

Edit: Skinny jeans are mad gay and i hate the whole trend with a passion, if your jeans are tighter than your girlfriend's jeans you're a faggot, 100%.
>inb4 lol fat

The weird thing to me is that suits or dressing up nice is a sign of status and therefore is something to be mocked.

Definitly have seen/heard that before, on both sides of the spectrum, the blue collar guy mocking the prissy dude and the rich bitch kids mocking the less affluent for not being able to afford expensive clothing on mommy's dime. While i judge people harshly on how they look and how they dress i keep this shit to myself and do it in my head, like a civilized person. I also judge myself (too) harshly on how i look and what i wear, which, i admit, is kind of a womanly thing to do.

in my experience the majority of *women* are suspicious of men who groom too much and/or overdress. Either they suspect they might be gay, or that they're overcompensating for something/might be a pick-up artist.

I agree to that.

You guys are tripping, you can definitely go overboard and look like a fag but taking care of your skin, knowing what clothing compliments you, fragrances, etc. That shit will level you up. It's 1/10th of what my girl does for herself and it helped me appreciate that more.

My nigga.

Women recognise when a woman simply isn't wearing makeup, but men don't.

#NOTALLMEN. It's easily recognizable if you're not completely ignorant. I will always prefer make-up over no make-up. As i said before, if it's well-applied it improves a woman's look tenfold.

 

[eatler]

You guys are tripping, you can definitely go overboard and look like a fag but taking care of your skin, knowing what clothing compliments you, fragrances, etc. That shit will level you up. It's 1/10th of what my girl does for herself and it helped me appreciate that more.

Oh yeah I didn’t really respond to this but most of the guys I know who go all out with make up or buy beard oils usually are on the line about wearing dresses and trooning out. Your welcome to correct me about the beard oil thing but that’s more so my experience. Also most guys like that are at Bateman levels of self obsession.

I do see at some point the paradigm shifting, maybe not with us but the future kids will probably reinstate a sort of grooming to their mass culture. You have to remember a lot of grooming culture was phased out because the cool young thing to do in the 60s was to be a hippie. Your dad dressed in suits and stuff for work and you don’t want to associate with that. I’d imagine in the future a level of extreme greasiness will lead people to think that their troons or their very incel tier. There will be a level of grooming that kids would have to do to be cool the only version of that we have now is broccoli hair though and thats a punchable offense.

 

[Spiny Rumples]

The weird thing to me is that suits or dressing up nice is a sign of status and therefore is something to be mocked.

Dressing in expensive brand-name clothes as a sign of status (outside of work) is mostly popular around here among people who are just now making money, and are not secure in their wealth. Similar to bragging about how well your current job pays. It's a flex, but a bit of an insecure flex.

Meanwhile, the people who are less put-together are either putting their all into "the grind" (might be rich one day, dating one is like buying a fixer-upper), or are rich and secure enough in their wealth that they don't need to bother to show it off (the rich, old-money people who spend their time at the beach, and go to $500 buffets in shorts and a t-shirt whenever the mood strikes).

In other words, vanity and boasting can be seen as insecure.

 

[eatler]

In other words, vanity and boasting can be seen as insecure.

Yes that I absolutely agree with if someone’s wearing a brand name I usually laugh because most of those clothes are super cheap, the only thing that makes them expensive Is the logo. Also most of the people I come across are obsessed with logos are pretty uptight so I think a little chuckle is fine but I usually wait till I find out that their obsessed with trends.

I usually wear things I find from the thrift stores so it’s usually things that are pretty old or don’t have noticeable logos I just like the look and fit. But I usually get mocked at by a lot of the blue collar people in my area (I live in a predominantly blue collar area) because I’m not in work wear or rocking something Columbian. So it does just widely depend on the demograph in your area.

TL;DR people are gay, just wear what you want to wear but expect hostility when it happens.

 

[DotDem]

Oh yeah I didn’t really respond to this but most of the guys I know who go all out with make up or buy beard oils usually are on the line about wearing dresses and trooning out.

Oh no, beard oil niggas are absolute faggots I 100% agree.