37.1C is when I die.
This is mostly because men showing any sign of weakness is blown out of proportion by observers, not because we complain about it.
Right? I make one groan in the office because I’m aching due to food poisoning, and it’s like I just emailed the entire floor to come make comments about me acting as if I’m dying.
… why are you in the office when you have food poisoning?
But of course you’re likely in the US, so no need to say anything. You guys are fucked in that regard
Unironically women are better at dealing with being sick due to hormones. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3013263/#%3A~%3Atext=Generally%2C+men+are+more+vulnerable%2C%2C+kidney+disease%2C+and+atherosclerosis.
Biology’s wild
Unironically I read through your whole link and found no mention of anything related to “better at dealing with being sick due to hormones”.
Either you linked the wrong article or you’re making stuff up.
The closest in there was
The gender differences in the biological determinants of health and illness include differential genetic vulnerability to illness, reproductive and hormonal factors, and differences in physiological characteristics during the life-cycle.
But it goes on to talk about tropical diseases like Malaria, chronic health issues like heart disease, and mental health issues.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/man-flu-really-thing-2018010413033 covers some possible interactions between hormones and flu, but the vibe I get from it is that the topic is understudied.
Fuck gender norms. Im a man who wants to be a stay at home dad who’s more than comfortable with the fact that my wife makes more money than me.
I also take the “mild fever” as what its supposed to be. I dont take medicine because im a “tough guy,” i dont take medicine because i let my body heat up to kill what ever is inside of me thats not supposed to be there. I let science run its course because thats gonna make me feel better sooner.
Had a fever this week. Sweated it out over night, slept all day the next day, fully functioning the day after that.
Sweated it out over night, slept all day the next day
If I did that, I’d be “weak” because I didn’t “tough it out” and work a 12 hour shift while I was contagious AF and make things worse for everyone else because “a real man doesn’t take days off!”
…fuck that. I’m staying wrapped in my giant blanket until the fever breaks.
The millennial American dream is a partner who makes more money than you.
I once had a 41° fever. That was ultra brutal, don’t recommend.
I just go to work when I have a mild fever
That’s really bad. You might get other people sick with what you have, but if they’re immune compromised or otherwise vulnerable they could have a really bad, possibly fatal, time.
Gotta get the K/D rate up (I do wear masks all days everyday sick or not)
Work at Home right??? Not in an office??
