Corn
01/05/2026

There's something weird about men... on corniness, and self improvement. It is probably the constant barrage of faux gurus, the product placements and self interested regimes. It is probably why a lot of alternative ways existed, and why those ways also became overrun with grift and became corny again. It is corny because it does genuinely work for some in decornifying the concept of self improvement. The sigma males trend, the omega verse, the bordiga male; all stems from the need of the people of a self improvement that is not considered homosexual. It stems from the latent homophobia of the manosphere consumer market.

There's an implicit relation between homosexuality and corniness and self improvement, but then how can sigma males also be considered corny, is it because sigma males are homosexual?. The point of corniness that ties everything into one neat structure is that the relation of the participants in said activities are trying to become a thing[1].

It is the Perceived mismatch, not actualities. Homophobes often see homosexuals as emasculated/trying to become more feminine. thus equating self improvement as feminimity. the thing im trying to say is that it is the gap of their views of men and what the homosexuals are in their view is trying to be that does not conform with their idea of masculinity. Therefore what the homosexual associated with is gay. To be vulnerable is gay, to hug someone is gay.

This mismatch is apparent in all things corny. For humans it is corny, repulsive, ticklish to see another human being dissatisfied with their current arrangement, even if those dssatisfaction is imaginaed. It is the admission of weakness that human beings are not able to separate from value and why people are the victims of fraud.

To restate, it is the implicit admitting of fault that is corny. It feels like admitting you've been caught in a lie.

Corniness is an internal reaction. And it can be cured by taking a long look at oneself, and seeing, truly, without making excuses that you are wrong. As long as you romanticize, rationalize, and socialize faults you will see improvements as corny.

It is hard, for example, to quit smoking, not only due to the three days prune of nicotine, and the readjustment of neurological structure in the months that follows. But also because smokers see the beauty in thee suffering of smoking, the boringness and frustrations. It is all beautiful, socialized too with the many cultural landmark and archetype association with smoking. So what if it is considered objectively wrong from scientific standard. It is worth it to trade breathing, living, and healthy ability for the sublime and beautiful

To stop smoking is corny.