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re: Another article about “the Boy Crisis” that gives a different perspective
Posted on 8/31/25 at 8:57 am to Flats
Posted on 8/31/25 at 8:57 am to Flats
quote:Little interest in the sport. American males, including the best athletes, are into American football, basketball, and baseball.
Why doesn't the US produce the best soccer team in the world that regularly wins the World Cup?
The American Women's team does not have to compete with any other sport, so most young girls take up soccer.
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Posted on 8/31/25 at 8:58 am to 4cubbies
Something a lot of dudes may not want to hear, but traditionally, most men were not "successful."
Too many people have the idea that they can just show up as they are and get all the benefits of success. That's not how it has ever worked or will work.
Men, need to show up. Not just physically, but mentally - as a man. Becoming a man isn't just hitting a certain age milestone. It's always been about a rite of passage. Most cultures recognize the importance of becoming a man. The west has distilled that down to making money and paying bills.
Well, that's not what a man is. That's being a good serf.
Being a man is becoming formidable. A leader. The head of the household and the room. Contributing to the community by virtue of his mental, physical, and spiritual strength. Not the modern abomination of self-indulgence and neglect.
Like the Godfather said, "You can act like a man"!
Too many people have the idea that they can just show up as they are and get all the benefits of success. That's not how it has ever worked or will work.
Men, need to show up. Not just physically, but mentally - as a man. Becoming a man isn't just hitting a certain age milestone. It's always been about a rite of passage. Most cultures recognize the importance of becoming a man. The west has distilled that down to making money and paying bills.
Well, that's not what a man is. That's being a good serf.
Being a man is becoming formidable. A leader. The head of the household and the room. Contributing to the community by virtue of his mental, physical, and spiritual strength. Not the modern abomination of self-indulgence and neglect.
Like the Godfather said, "You can act like a man"!
Posted on 8/31/25 at 8:59 am to 4cubbies
Go away
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:01 am to 4cubbies
That's typically raw data, not studies.
There are lots of stories online similar to this one, for anecdotal support.
The problem is these anecdotes don't come close to the whole story, either, as they use mediocre or better males. That's top half. Now imagine how hard things are for the bottom half, 25%, etc.
You tell a huge chunk of the population of men in a society that they have no hope of romantic connection, or sometimes even just non-employment interaction with women, and society is going to have a bad time.
Again, the nihilism crisis didn't just form out of nowhere
There are lots of stories online similar to this one, for anecdotal support.
quote:
YouTuber Alexander Grace teamed up with his friend Sada for the social experiment, providing her with photos of himself to use for her fake Tinder profile.
Sada admitted that she thought it would be 'easy peasy' to get matches with Alex's pictures, and assumed she'd be lining up dates in no time — but she was discouraged to get fewer matches than she thought, and even more frustrated to be met with radio silence when she would initiate conversation.
The problem is these anecdotes don't come close to the whole story, either, as they use mediocre or better males. That's top half. Now imagine how hard things are for the bottom half, 25%, etc.
You tell a huge chunk of the population of men in a society that they have no hope of romantic connection, or sometimes even just non-employment interaction with women, and society is going to have a bad time.
Again, the nihilism crisis didn't just form out of nowhere
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:02 am to Flats
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Why doesn't the US produce the best soccer team in the world that regularly wins the World Cup?
Our training infrastructure is arrogantly American and prevents top development at scale.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:03 am to BuckI
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Little interest in the sport.
That's not why. We have more youth participation than lots of other countries who are great at soccer. We don't develop talent because our youth system isn't built properly.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:05 am to SlowFlowPro
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Now imagine how hard things are for the bottom half, 25%, etc.
Genetics are real.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:10 am to SlowFlowPro
How many more men than women (or more women than men) use these apps and swipe?
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am to texag7
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Genetics are real.
This discussion has very little to do with genetics.
This is a sociological/cultural problem
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:11 am to 4cubbies
Psychology Today is an insane lefty news source and the author of this article is of course a screechy lib white woman in a screechy woman field of work. Not even worth reading at all.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:12 am to HeadCall
quote:Feminists can't be weak if they're pushing men around, as some are claiming. It took courage and strength for early feminists to speak out.
Feminism is a crutch for emotionally weak women.
I have no issue with feminism, but I do with some feminists. Like all groups, they have their extremists.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:15 am to SlowFlowPro
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You tell a huge chunk of the population of men in a society that they have no hope of romantic connection, or sometimes even just non-employment interaction with women, and society is going to have a bad time.
Again, the nihilism crisis didn't just form out of nowhere
I have an explanation for the nihilism but I have to figure out how to phrase it in a way that will be palatable to a bunch of men who worked hard for every single thing they’ve ever had and have never benefited from anything ever.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:17 am to 4cubbies
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I have an explanation for the nihilism but I have to figure out how to phrase it in a way that will be palatable to a bunch of men who worked hard for every single thing they’ve ever had and have never benefited from anything ever.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:18 am to 4cubbies
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I have an explanation for the nihilism but I have to figure out how to phrase it in a way that will be palatable to a bunch of men who worked hard for every single thing they’ve ever had and have never benefited from anything ever.
As far as I've seen, there is only one person who is a regular poster who fits (or is close to fitting) into the nihilism paradigm, and that's kingbob.
Your comment above seems to be addressed to a forum of incels, when it's mostly married/divorced men.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:18 am to Ricardo
quote:
Something a lot of dudes may not want to hear, but traditionally, most men were not "successful."
Too many people have the idea that they can just show up as they are and get all the benefits of success. That's not how it has ever worked or will work.
Men, need to show up. Not just physically, but mentally - as a man. Becoming a man isn't just hitting a certain age milestone. It's always been about a rite of passage. Most cultures recognize the importance of becoming a man. The west has distilled that down to making money and paying bills.
Well, that's not what a man is. That's being a good serf.
Being a man is becoming formidable. A leader. The head of the household and the room. Contributing to the community by virtue of his mental, physical, and spiritual strength. Not the modern abomination of self-indulgence and neglect.
Like the Godfather said, "You can act like a man"!
You needed Hollywood movie reference to complete your Hollywood-brained thought.
Also funny to see people who think bodybuilders are "manly".
All westerners know is Hollywood stereotypes anymore. That's all everything is, a stage performance and "looking" the part.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:19 am to 4cubbies
Sooo marriage is terrible, women should spend more time with their friends than their husbands...
I guess if your life experience is being married to an alcoholic and being at war with your mother in law...
Why do people with shitty marriages always give advice.
I guess if your life experience is being married to an alcoholic and being at war with your mother in law...
Why do people with shitty marriages always give advice.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:20 am to 4cubbies
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I have an explanation for the nihilism but I have to figure out how to phrase it in a way that will be palatable to a bunch of men who worked hard for every single thing they’ve ever had and have never benefited from anything ever
What a load of condescending bullshite.
No wonder you "need feminism.".
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:20 am to 4cubbies
Wow
It’s almost as if women are natural nurturers and men are born killers.
Who the frick would have guessed.
Maybe it’s a social construct.
It’s almost as if women are natural nurturers and men are born killers.
Who the frick would have guessed.
Maybe it’s a social construct.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:22 am to tiggerthetooth
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All westerners know is Hollywood stereotypes anymore. That's all everything is, a stage performance and "looking" the part.
Yep, most people are just playing a role, imitating someone else.
Posted on 8/31/25 at 9:22 am to 4cubbies
Men aren’t typically as emotionally “needy” as women are. The article seems to see men and women as equally emotionally needy, but because of implied cultural toxic masculinity, men don’t have a good outlet for their emotions so they burden women.
As with much of leftism, they don’t understand reality is that God made male and female both in His image, but with different characteristics, attributes, and natural strengths. We are not the same. Men and women were made to compliment one another, not compete against each other.
The underlying Marxist worldview of the left rejects God’s reality and tries to substitute its own.
As with much of leftism, they don’t understand reality is that God made male and female both in His image, but with different characteristics, attributes, and natural strengths. We are not the same. Men and women were made to compliment one another, not compete against each other.
The underlying Marxist worldview of the left rejects God’s reality and tries to substitute its own.
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