The Masturbating Modern Man

Jason Peterson
New Writers Welcome
3 min readSep 21, 2021

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The Sad State of Affairs

Men would rather choose a character than be active participants
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Modern man has become soft. Let’s face it. We all know a grown man that would throw a tantrum if his WiFi was temporarily down. Actually, I’m sure you probably know several.

Or how about the guy who cries when his football team loses? This happens. I’m from Packer country and if Green Bay gets knocked out of the playoffs, tears roll down bearded cheeks.

What do you think our respective forefathers would think of us? Would they be proud of the men we’ve become? I highly doubt it for the vast majority.

Think about it. Call of Duty has replaced actual combat. While the PS5 is on men are superb killing machines; highly trained warriors with a headset and a controller. They are expert boxers when it comes time to watch the latest Jake Paul fight. Pugilists to the core, eyes fixated on the screen. A screen in which is modern man’s new “reality”. Sunday nights are religion for a large portion of alcohol imbibing, nacho eating, fantasy football-playing men. I mean it’s not even a secret. “Fantasy” football.

And we won’t even have to delve into the sad reality of the hours spent by millions of males in Incognito mode. Russia has seen what’s happening and has taken steps to curb the depravity. Internet pornography has been banned and state officials urge men to…

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Jason Peterson
New Writers Welcome

Inspirational writer and freelancer from Milwaukee, WI, USA. If it doesn’t instill fear, it is beneath your true potential. www.feedofffear.com