First, they can be quantified and compared against other men's attributes. Second, we have absolutely no power to change them. Our Money Having more money is obviously much better than having less. Men believe that their financial worth reflects their inner worth. So teasing us about our salaries is really another way of making fun of our manhood.
Big TVs mean big wallets.
And a guy's net worth isn't something he can just instantly change unless he has a gun and ski mask. If there's anything men are sensitive about besides old movies about dogs it's our hair. Every guy I know worries about losing his locks one day, because he truly believes that with his hair goes his ability to attract women. Too bad you don't have more of it. Dan can't do anything about his thinning thatch, at least not without answering grainy ads in the back of muscle mags.