the Hamster Brain
I am liking all the input and conversations thus far gentlemen. I'm glad Ironchop is well versed on the subject as he is much more better than I at word-smithing. Thanks I-Chop! Keep up the good work. Today we shall cover "The Hamster Brain". Everyone has a Hamster Brain, both men and women, however, the majority of women have a Hamster on steroids VS the cute little critter in your head that only get on his hamster wheel every once in a while. Sometimes referesd to as "hamstering" or "rationalization hamster". Basically what it means is that a woman will come up with an alternate reality to make her bad decissions OK in her head. Here are a few Hamsters I stole from another site, but I think it will make you understand what it means better:
Bad Decision:
“I’m going out and getting drunk with my friends.”
Resulting Consequences:
Drunken and unsatisfactory hookup sex with a stranger.
Hamster Processing Result:
“I was drunk and he took advantage of me or maybe even raped me! Maybe it was a date rape drug!”
Final Result:
“It’s not my fault.”
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Bad Decision:
“I deserve only the most attractive and successful man despite the fact that I don’t have much to offer in the context of dating and relationships.”
Resulting Consequences:
Can’t find any man for dating or a relationship or only has one-night stands.
Hamster Processing Result:
“There are no good men” or “Men suck”
Final Result:
“It’s not my fault.”
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Ever since this concept has been brought to my attention, it has alarmed me at how often women do this. Again, this is not just a woman thing, as men do it from time to time as well. It is a coping mechanism, however when used in every situation where you make a bad choice, it becomes a HUGE problem. It all goes back to the victim-hood mentality that we see so often with modern feminism and humans in general being weak and not knowing how to cope with "real life". It's sickening that people can not accept that bad choices always lead to bad results. But rather than learning from mistakes and moving on, the hamster makes it ok to repeat the bad decision making it time and time again.
What it all boils down to is women, for the most part, for most of them (notice I didn't say all) will never admit guilt. It's a feature, not a bug. For what ever the reason is, maybe making themselves feel better about themselves, it is unconscionable for me. Maybe it's a man / woman different wiring issue, maybe it is used as a wall to stop the slut shaming within the women's community, but I would rather guess it again goes back to the victim-hood mentality that women use to their advantage ad nauseum. Below are some very educational and interesting copies of what others say about the Hamster.
"The vast majority of women simply won’t understand the concept of the rationalization hamster. This makes the hamster immortal. Sure, it can be slowed down, but it always lives on. Hamster wisdom is now passed on to the younger generations of women with messages of “you deserve anything you want” or “you’re a special snowflake”. The hamster has become an integral part of our social fabric."
"Interesting insight. It explains why the hamster will sometimes say stuff that makes no logical sense. For example, when you bring up an LTR's frigidity, and she says, "You just want sex, sex, sex! Why don't you just get a prostitute, rather than a girlfriend?"
When I hear that, I think, "That's like if I were to go into a restaurant and say, 'Excuse me, I ordered a burger with extra onions but there are hardly any onions on this; can I get some more onions' and they were to say, 'All you want are onions, onions, onions! Why don't you just buy a bag of onions and eat those, rather than ordering a burger?'"
No, I want a burger with lots of onions. (Or an LTR with lots of sex.)
But in her mind, if you want more of something, that means you ONLY want that one thing, because from her perspective, it FEELS that way. I could just as easily say, if a girl I was in a sexual relationship with kept asking me to buy her stuff and pressuring me to make more money, "Why don't you just become a prostitute, if all you want is to get as much money as possible for having sex?""
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