Blog #5

Pollan’s statement of “Men have become the tools or their tools” means that men today have become dependent on additional objects or gear to help them with their day to day lives. Yes, men have their “tools” in which they use daily to keep up with their jobs, whatever it is they do to make a profit and provide for themselves and whoever else is in their lives. But, what Pollan is saying is that men cannot just relay on those “tools” anymore. They must use additional utensils, whatever they can to help with their lives. There is an example that Pollan gives involving how a certain amount of “cash flow” is needed yearly, if the price of a product drops the only way to maintain the money they need is to sell more of the product. This is using what you can and substituting in with other options when the first plan fails to provide you with what is needed.


When it comes to obsessing over body images and the “perfect” look it’s usually about women but, what about men? Do they not face the same issues as women? Of course they do. Although they might not be as obsessive with this topic as women, men also worry about their self image. Instead of aiming for very slender bodies like females, men tend to try to be muscular. If they don’t fit the image of “well built” then they don’t feel as good about themselves and don’t fit into the stereotypes of men. Men, like women, have the magazines where the “perfect” male body is showed off and this is what men look to be like. They may not seem to care as much about themselves as women but they do, everyone does. You can’t help but to try to fit into the stereotypes that are in our world today.