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The author argues that women learn from an early age learn how to make men responsible for everything potentially unpleasant in their life. At the same time making sure that men don't expect anything more than sex in return (if they are lucky). Esther refers to this exchange as more exploitative on the part of women than the worst robber barons. | The author argues that women learn from an early age learn how to make men responsible for everything potentially unpleasant in their life. At the same time making sure that men don't expect anything more than sex in return (if they are lucky). Esther refers to this exchange as more exploitative on the part of women than the worst robber barons. | ||
The book reads more like a sensational polemic than a serious effort. There are lots of instances of lazy thinking, and generalizations so sweeping they are almost comical. This lack of nuance could be explained by the rhetorical nature of the work. However, the primary thrust of the book is basically correct. | The book reads more like a sensational polemic than a serious effort. There are lots of instances of lazy thinking, and generalizations so sweeping they are almost comical. This lack of nuance could be explained by the rhetorical nature of the work. However, the primary thrust of the book is basically correct. | ||
The core themes and ideas presented in the book could be seen as having anticipated the [[MGTOW]] movement. | |||
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The | The primary idea of the book is that marriage is an institution that primarily favors women. Vilar portrays women's relationships with men as parasitical in nature, with the sole cause of this dynamic being what Vilar sees by men's [[bluepill|naive and idealistic]] view of women, but that conversely women are only capable of viewing men in an instrumental and callous fashion. | ||
The author portrays women are being mostly uninterested in men except as potential [[betabux|providers]], claiming that they primarily prefer the company of women, but not necessarily in a Sapphic/lesbian fashion. She extols the achievements and accomplishments of men in comparison with the meager accomplishments of women, claiming that men's dependence on what could be called female 'validation' is a serious impediment to their (men's) true potential. | The author portrays women are being mostly uninterested in men except as potential [[betabux|providers]], claiming that they primarily prefer the company of women, but not necessarily in a Sapphic/lesbian fashion. She extols the achievements and accomplishments of men in comparison with the meager accomplishments of women, claiming that men's dependence on what could be called female 'validation' is a serious impediment to their (men's) true potential. | ||