Do Good Guys Really Benefit From Bad Guys?

NOTE:  This article is primarily addressed to any men reading this.

One question that comes up over and over again is, do men really benefit from patriarchy?  The nuanced answer is, "yes, in a relative sense, but NO in an absolute sense in the long run".  It ultimately hurts everyone across the board, backfiring on men as well sooner or later, per the law of karma.  I would hope anyone reading this would realize that patriarchy is inherently a negative-sum game (lose-lose) in the long run.  And everyone regardless of gender would ultimately be better off without it, except of course the tiny few at the very top of the whole pyramid scheme (because that's what it really is).

But what about the related question, do good guys really benefit from the existence of bad guys?  After all, bad guys are found in literally all walks of life and all socioeconomic classes, not just at the top (though they seem to be overrepresented there, not coincidentally).  Again, the answer is nuanced.  While it is true that the existence of bad guys (broadly defined here, ranging from crappy to absolutely horrible monsters) does set the bar for men in general at a pitifully low level, which makes it easier for the good guys to clear, this comparative advantage collapses when one considers the other effect that bad guys have.  Namely, the existence of bad guys makes it obviously harder for Women to trust men in general, so the good guys get lumped in with the bad guys and thus have a that much harder time getting Women to trust them enough to be with them in whatever way.  To put it in quasi-economic terms, this "safety tax" that bad guys impose on Women in general ultimately gets passed on to men in general in the form of a "risk tariff", thus making the dating market that much harder and costlier for the good guys as well.  Thus, we see here that any relative comparative advantage that good guys gain from the existence of bad guys is NOT worth it on balance, and the good guys would be better off without the existence of the bad guys, period.

It's a deadweight loss to everyone, in other words.  That is, the marginal costs the bad guys impose outweigh any marginal benefits.

So fellas, if you really are genuinely good guys, stop validating and making excuses for the bad guys and stop mindlessly going with the flow.  You're not really helping anyone even remotely worthy of help by doing so, as neutrality only benefits the oppressors and never the victims, and you are ultimately hindering yourselves in the long run.

(Mic drop)