Almost all that this guy says should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Yeah but, he's a grown man, we shouldn't have to treat his insane claims in this patronising "it is only
Fred afterall" kinda way. He's got the God complex, no doubt, his experiences confirm things, the one article he finds, which may not even be peer reviewed, as long as it's by someone with a degree (because Fred thinks getting a degree is this masterful accomplishment when the truth is that 90% of people or more can get a good degree if they apply themselves) then it's FACT and irrefutable proof.
I actually agree that women have a more complex and far-ranging opinion on male looks, but because I agree, am I going to think my own experience or 1 ****ing article confirms that I'm definitely right? No, that's insane. If I claimed such a thing then I'd probably have a handful of people calling me out on it, but when Fred does it, it's just, yknow,
Fred being Fred. Bless.
I like Fred, but he has a huge problem in that he tends to form very strong opinions from weak/biased evidence like personal observations and studies that he has not read. If he is confronted with convincing arguments to the contrary, he will double down and just push his viewpoint even more aggressively out of fear of seeming weak.
Haha this is well put. He definitely didn't read that one on the cancer patient, or even worse he did actually read it and hoped nobody else would, because it appeared from the headline to match up with his opinions when in the actual article it really didn't match what he was saying at all.
But yes he does fear seeming weak with his viewpoints, then they get even more extreme and wild, until he's just in fantasy land. I think what's funny is that it's so transparent that he does this but he probably doesn't realise how obvious it is to practically anyone who ever debates with him or reads how his debates go, he'll state a strong opinion, and when questioned on it, he'll move away from it in a smoke and mirrors way, offering even stronger opinions that are actually dragging it all off course from his original opinion. By that stage it's so bat**** crazy I don't know what to think any more or how to take him seriously (this is probably the plan).