There is no such thing as a "cultural equivalent". They either believe in the ideology and philosophy of MGTOW or they don't.
All "herbivore man" refers to, is the idea that a class of men in Japan are discouraged from dating so they don't put in the effort. This alone is not enough to be MGTOW, to be MGTOW, you need to have additional beliefs that may or may not be present in any given "herbivore" man.
Incels are not MGTOW
Men who simply prefer 2D girls are not MGTOW
Hikikomori (shut ins) are not MGTOW
Men who prefer to fuck sex workers instead of having relationships are not MGTOW. Sex workers are normalized, legal, and common in Japan.
MGTOW is not a synonym for men who are single or who aren't actively dating. I had plenty of phases in my single life where I was burned out on dating and took breaks from it. I was not a MGTOW during those times.
MGTOW is incredibly tiny and basically only represents incels who have given up on women entirely.
MGTOW is incredibly tiny and basically only represents incels who have given up on women entirely.
the entire concept of MGTOW is men who have decided the juice is not worth the squeeze... that the ROI of women is negative in their point of view. and logically, they're not wrong. my financial advisor says absolutely do not get a formal marriage. i'm wealthy and he's run the numbers. unless i find another woman as wealthy as me, any marriage has a statistical expected value of -20% to my current and future net worth.
no. it literally is the cultural equivalent of MGTOW.
There is no such thing as a "cultural equivalent". They either believe in the ideology and philosophy of MGTOW or they don't.
All "herbivore man" refers to, is the idea that a class of men in Japan are discouraged from dating so they don't put in the effort. This alone is not enough to be MGTOW, to be MGTOW, you need to have additional beliefs that may or may not be present in any given "herbivore" man.
Incels are not MGTOW
Men who simply prefer 2D girls are not MGTOW
Hikikomori (shut ins) are not MGTOW
Men who prefer to fuck sex workers instead of having relationships are not MGTOW. Sex workers are normalized, legal, and common in Japan.
MGTOW is not a synonym for men who are single or who aren't actively dating. I had plenty of phases in my single life where I was burned out on dating and took breaks from it. I was not a MGTOW during those times.
MGTOW is incredibly tiny and basically only represents incels who have given up on women entirely.
listen to yourself
the entire concept of MGTOW is men who have decided the juice is not worth the squeeze... that the ROI of women is negative in their point of view. and logically, they're not wrong. my financial advisor says absolutely do not get a formal marriage. i'm wealthy and he's run the numbers. unless i find another woman as wealthy as me, any marriage has a statistical expected value of -20% to my current and future net worth.