a relatively tight analogy can be made between attitudes towards the authoritarianism of a military bootcamp and attitudes towards romantic relationships
I don’t get the analogy. So, if you go through a string of really bad military bootcamps? But you need to stay open to the possibility of a really good bootcamp that you can and should commit to?
Yes, but using “military bootcamp” as a symbol of broader kinds of authorities you could submit to, e.g. schools, employers, governments, and keeping in mind that people are learning about how authorities work based on others’ experiences and not just their own.
I don’t get the analogy. So, if you go through a string of really bad military bootcamps? But you need to stay open to the possibility of a really good bootcamp that you can and should commit to?
Yes, but using “military bootcamp” as a symbol of broader kinds of authorities you could submit to, e.g. schools, employers, governments, and keeping in mind that people are learning about how authorities work based on others’ experiences and not just their own.