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How will declining testosterone rates in men affect future politics?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 11:59 am
Posted on 4/2/18 at 11:59 am
Forbes
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What’s happening to men physically dovetails with a broader story of social transformation. The economy is shifting away from jobs that favor men, like manufacturing, and toward sectors dominated by women. Young men have fallen behind women in educational attainment. They’re increasingly dropping out of the workforce and expressing less work centrality. The anxiety over the state of men mirrors a bigger debate over America’s national identity. Americans have traditionally seen themselves as a “pro-testdosterone” nation: restless, striving, and rowdy. Yet in his new book The Complacent Class, Tyler Cowen argues that America is losing the dynamism, mobility, and enterprise that made it special. This anxiety may have even led the old-fashioned, overtly macho President Trump to victory. ?The confusion over what masculinity means today is reflected in the conflicted feelings of males now coming of age. Most American Millennial men report feeling pressured to project a traditional image of manhood characterized by traits like toughness, self-reliance, and hypersexuality—but when asked if they wish to emulate these characteristics themselves, the majority don’t. A separate survey asked men to rate themselves on a scale of “completely masculine” to “completely feminine.” Only 30% of 18- to 29-year-olds chose “completely masculine.” That’s compared to 65% of men over 65. All these social and cultural changes have also left Millennial women in uncharted waters. More face a dating pool where partners of equal education and status are harder to come by, leaving them waiting for men catch up or deciding to go it alone. “They aren’t men,” one young woman told Philadelphia Magazine flatly. “They’re boys.” It’s a sign of a long-term generational reversal: When Boomer women were coming of age, they wanted kinder, gentler men in touch with their feelings. Now Millennial women yearn for guys who can “man up” and take care of business.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:00 pm to Revelator
Did they poll the Antifa lot or something to come up with these numbers? Low T is their "thing" as you know.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:01 pm to Revelator
are there actual numbers to back up testosterone level decreases? I doubt it.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:01 pm to Revelator
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Only 30% of 18- to 29-year-olds chose “completely masculine.”
I didn't think it was that high
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That’s compared to 65% of men over 65.
I didn't think it was that low
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:03 pm to Wtodd
Those that rated themselves as "completely masculine" or "completely feminine" probably have the same sexual preference.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:04 pm to Revelator
Many pussy hats will be worn
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:05 pm to Usafgiles
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are there actual numbers to back up testosterone level decreases? I doubt it.
The article sites numbers from actual studies.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:07 pm to Revelator
We've seen how low testosterone warps the male brain first hand from our liberal soy boy posters here (navytiger, all the hog posters, ralph wiggum, mastershake, etc)
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:08 pm to Revelator
If they are in there my mistake. I didn't read the full article, just the quoted portion and it cited how men perceive themselves.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:09 pm to Usafgiles
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f they are in there my mistake. I didn't read the full article, just the quoted portion and it cited how men perceive themselves.
The first sentence of the article sites a study by JAMA.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:11 pm to Usafgiles
We consume a lot of chemicals that have a deleterious effect on our bodies. Plastic reduces your t count, for example. You can see it when you compare western societies to more traditional ones.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:11 pm to Revelator
who knows, but im guessing that such behavior as paranoia about things like Deep States, or derangement driven by highschoolers, could feature prominently
we might even see things like a willingness of people to attach themselves to anything resembling a strongman (even if in the most buffoonish way possible) and cling for dear life to their idea of this person
we might even see things like a willingness of people to attach themselves to anything resembling a strongman (even if in the most buffoonish way possible) and cling for dear life to their idea of this person
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:14 pm to Revelator
First, I believe the traditional idea of masculinity was born of insecurity. This traditional masculine stereotype is perpetuated on the OT, which is evidence of being born from insecurity.
Second, women didn't meet and decide what they want men to be like. I disagree that someone can accurately generalize the kind of man millennial women want. If that were the case, the ideal millennial man would probably simply be one who isn't saddled with student loan debt.
Second, women didn't meet and decide what they want men to be like. I disagree that someone can accurately generalize the kind of man millennial women want. If that were the case, the ideal millennial man would probably simply be one who isn't saddled with student loan debt.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:18 pm to 4cubbies
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First, I believe the traditional idea of masculinity was born of insecurity. This traditional masculine stereotype is perpetuated on the OT, which is evidence of being born from insecurity.
define "traditional idea of masculinity" please
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:18 pm to Lima Whiskey
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We consume a lot of chemicals that have a deleterious effect on our bodies. Plastic reduces your t count, for example. You can see it when you compare western societies to more traditional ones.
There seems to be multiple factors causing this drop, but yes, what you stated is one factor.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:20 pm to 4cubbies
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First, I believe the traditional idea of masculinity was born of insecurity. This traditional masculine stereotype is perpetuated on the OT, which is evidence of being born from insecurity.
So you don't believe that more testosterone makes men behave more manly?
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:23 pm to Revelator
Not sure how you drew that conclusion.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:24 pm to 4cubbies
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Not sure how you drew that conclusion.
well by not being descriptive in the words you used, it's quite possible
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:25 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:sex crazed, quick to anger, insensitive
define "traditional idea of masculinity" please
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:25 pm to 4cubbies
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Not sure how you drew that conclusion.
Because you implied that men acted the way they did because of an emotion or lack of it and not a physical stimuli.
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