Mastodawn

the $3,000 RISE program offers men an opportunity to crawl through mud, carry heavy objects, and "CHANGE YOUR STORY & UNF**K YOUR LIFE.”

'At the Men of War Crucible, you bear-crawl through rivers. At Warrior Week, you dig your own grave. At the Squire Program, your teen-ager can take part, too.'

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/06/the-camps-promising-to-turn-you-or-your-son-into-an-alpha-male?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhtwitter&utm_content=null

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The Camps Promising to Turn You—or Your Son—Into an Alpha Male

At the Men of War Crucible, you bear-crawl through rivers. At Warrior Week, you dig your own grave. At the Squire Program, your teen-ager can take part, too. Charles Bethea reports.

The New Yorker

@petabites fuck that

@autolycos

when I post some stories, certain names come to mind (who might be interested in seeing it, or as an ICYMI)

* that one from late March "succeeded" ... except for contributing to the online outrage cycle, sorry

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Darth Osler 2d ago

@petabites no worries from my end

I've simply humped enough miles with a ruck, gone through enough rough, and had enough bullets over my head to note that the alpha male bullshit is the rigorous definition of bullshit