Posted by Cornfed on
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I think I get it now. The problem in the West is the pipeline funneling boys to manhood is broken. The expectation among young men was that when they played by the rules and fulfilled the requirements at a particular age, they would be passed on to the next stage. And meanwhile, as a consequence of doing all that was asked of them, the system would be set up to give them the things that they needed such as sex, money and prestige. This isn't happening now. People say Elliot could have done this and that, but it may not have ever occurred to him that he needed to. He may have thought that this would be provided if he did what he was asked, and trusted his elders who indicated it would be. Thinking outside the system may never have occurred to him. Of course he has been badly let down. If only he had listened to us years ago, he could have realized the problem and could have used his money and his connections to live a good life.