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[–] 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Obviously, the traditional conception of a ‘man cave’ isn’t great

It's not the "traditional concept", it's the juiced up consumerist fantasy. The traditional man-cave is literally just the garage or the basement, where you keep your power tools.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    What if I'm not qualified to glue two pieces of cardboard together? Where is my hideout?

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In that case, you have a few options:

    • The home office/battle station where you can pipe the output from one bash command into another bash command, or set up your media server or just play video games.
    • The kitchen where you can knead and bake sourdough, roll your own pasta, braise a hearty stew, or roast a leg of lamb.
    • The backyard where you can smoke a brisket, bake a pizza, host a wine tasting.
    • The garden or lawn where you can cultivate plants, grow something to eat, design a beautiful landscape, or restore a native sanctuary for migratory insects like the monarch butterfly or birds like a hummingbird or songbirds.
    • The gym where you can get ripped, build up your personal stats, and let off some steam through physical activity.
    • The closet or bedroom where you can plan out your fashion choices and wardrobe, iron your clothes, shine your shoes, and otherwise make stylish choices.
    • Some sort of room or garage where you can jam out with musical instruments.
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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    This guy fucking gets it. Let's go with hobbies. Show your kids passion and a love of learning, the ability to have fun, and wrap it all in in emotional support and love and everything will be fine. I have an office with a bunch of nerd projects and we're building out the basement workshop. My 3 year old already "helps" me build stuff and I hope that only increases. Mom has a second husband of her job in athletics, so kiddo is learning about normalizing hard work and athletic endeavors, visits Mommy's office and weight room, etc.

    The meme is funny. A lot of this conversation is definitely not, glad there's some reasonable takes down here.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Dungeons and dragons was developed in a man cave.

    Also, 1 of the guys' wives thought he was cheating on her. She followed him to a house and thought to catch him in the act, when he went into the basement. Instead, she burst in on him and his friends playtesting D&D in their basement mancave.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If we're going by this logic, I would say that the personal computer was invented in a "man cave".

    Though I guess those kids weren't married yet (right? probably?)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It might have been his GF. Definitely his female other half.

    The difference between a mancave and a workshop is 90% mentality. A workshop is generally to do a job, or a chore. A mancave is focused on enjoyment. The line is extremely blurry, however. Particularly if you enjoy making stuff.

    By example. Developing D&D in a cosy basement, with the intention of having fun, it's a mancave. By the time you're using the same basement more for boxing and organising shipping, it's a workshop. It's akin to the difference between a bedroom and a brothel.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    When I first heard the word "man cave" it seemed to mean rec room/rumpus room as marketed by Spike TV. A finished basement, bonus room above the garage etc. often furnished with such things as a pool table, dart board, leather couch, big screen TV for watching The Game, wet bar, etc. From there it transitioned to mean any space that is considered "his" in the home, which might only be the parts of the garage that aren't full of rubbermaid bins full of shit they own but never use.

    Side note, remember when houses had a room called the "den"?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    as marketed by Spike TV

    Right. It's just a place to stick your cheap plastic collectibles, as romanticized by the man-equivalent of the home shopping channel. You see it on home improvement shows all the time, as well, typically themed to some hobby or consumer franchise. And back in the '00s, sitcoms got in on the racket, with every Family Dad having an episode or three that involved renovating a basement or spare bedroom.

    Side note, remember when houses had a room called the “den”?

    I've also heard it called the TV Room, the playroom, and the family room. Most houses still have it, typically adjoining the kitchen/dining room. My house has a second-story flat that's kitchen, dining room, and den laid out in a single open rectangle. We have the TV on the back wall and you can see it from the other side of the house. But all the entertainment - the record player, the video games, the little rolling dry bar I have in the corner - is on the "den" side of the house.

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