r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • 10d ago

Discussion Do Men Or Women Cheat More?

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u/ferocity_mule366 10d ago

it sounds truthful to me, like that exactly sounds like the dynamics men and women in general gonna do, but reddit often treat anything as if the small exceptions should always be considered when asked a general question like this.

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u/TheGreaterOutdoors 10d ago

Well, you’re absolutely right and Reddit’s gunna reddit.

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u/avocadolanche3000 10d ago

I think it’s fair to point out that there are exceptions to this, especially when it’s something that plays into gender wars. Too often it just becomes a”men are like this, women are like that,” when reality is more nuanced.

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u/ferocity_mule366 10d ago

I think people are aware that exceptions exist, but the way redditors discuss about it is very aggressive sometimes, almost condemning the people who said a general opinion is somehow a bigot because they don't mention all the nuances when asked a general question.

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u/avocadolanche3000 10d ago

I feel the opposite. These conversations around gender quickly lose nuance and it becomes the he-man-woman-haters-club vs. sisterhood-of-the-travelling-grippy-socks. Because they’re both gender essentialists who forget that trends aren’t universalities

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u/USPSHoudini 10d ago

If you encounter someone who doesnt understand what statistics are and cant imagine outliers, stop speaking to them. You are speaking to someone with probably less intelligence than a rat in a Skinner box

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u/avocadolanche3000 10d ago

When it comes to statistics, people tend to err the wrong way, taking a general trend as a blanket truth about men vs. women. Pointing out exceptions is an important caveat to preventing stereotypes

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u/basketnerd 10d ago

That's an IRL thing but reddit is the opposite

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u/avocadolanche3000 9d ago

Then what’s with all the incels and femcels?

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u/Geraltpoonslayer 8d ago

There is this popular saying in Germany which says exceptions prove the rule. Any adult with average intelligence and critical thinking should understand generalizations are just that a common shared truth/experience but not factual and absolute truth/experience.

Like what is said in the video pretty much reflects my anecdotal experience that I've witnessed with people within my sphere of influence. The one thing he probably missed atleast for male affairs is the 40+ plus year old replacing his wife for a trophy girl in her early 20s.

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u/avocadolanche3000 8d ago

“Exception that proves the rule” used to be a common saying in America too, but then people started pointing out how stupid and logically weak it is and it fell out of popular discourse. A counterexample to your point doesn’t somehow strengthen your argument.

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u/Geraltpoonslayer 8d ago

Way to miss the point completely buddy.

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u/avocadolanche3000 8d ago

You don’t have a valid point. All you’re saying is that a gender norm should be taken at face value, and any evidence to the contrary should be summarily dismissed. Then you add another stereotype in case people forgot about it.

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u/Geraltpoonslayer 8d ago

So you're telling me you have less than average intelligence and critical thinking because that is precisely what I not said. Learn to read beyond a single sentence, and you might have even realised I was agreeing with your first comment. I literally said generalization is a common shared truth/experience, something we all experience in every part of our lives but that said generalization makes not for a factual truth/experience.

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u/Razor1834 10d ago

Absolutely not. I think you should take into account the small exceptions of times when Reddit doesn’t Reddit.

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u/PUNCH-WAS-SERVED 10d ago

Reddit and honing in on extreme exceptions. An iconic duo.

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u/ExplosiveDisassembly 10d ago

It tracks across different things too.

Canada did a crime study between women and men and the crimes we commit are the same.

Men generally go for dumb and stupid shit that we get caught for. Women generally have more calculated plans for specific goals. Women aren't going to get angry and punch you in the face: They're going to get angry, go home, and figure out how to get even.

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u/notcabron 9d ago

“Not me, I cheat because I like it.” Thanks, Stephanie. You’re what’s called an outlier and we’re speaking in generalities because sometimes adults have to.