I think I commented on it in the Musk thread, but it sure seems like thereās a sizable chunk of a generation of young men in bad shape right now:
Their economic prospects are poor due to a variety of factors (some self inflicted) and thus they still live at home.
They are inundated with images of exceptional levels of success, globally, without any understanding of the talent, work and luck it took to achieve that (or awareness of how crafted their images are).
Unlimited access to porn, and their immature understanding of ānormalā sex being further corrupted by seeing women that seem to want to get roughly handled and/or 10ā dicks jammed in every orifice.
Preponderance of online communities that collate and distill interests into self-affirming echo chambers without having to expose yourself to varied discourseā¦and poor parenting that fails to broaden their viewpoints.
Con artists that cater to these folks with red pill or pickup artists bullshit, confirming their view that āChadāsā get the girls.
Mix all these together and theyāre isolated, angry at the world with poor dating prospects, no motivation for self improvement, misguided beliefs about how āthe world worksā and what mature women want in a relationshipā¦or even what mature, adult goals should be.
I donāt have any answers and just try to set a good example for my own kids.
Was surprised to learn recently that a friends teenage daughter kept a stupid photo of me around (me wearing a Longhorn shirt drunk as hell) that her dad got in a white elephant, I asked her mom why she thinks that is, and she answered that her daughter thinks Iām great because of how I treat my wife and kidsā¦theyāre finalizing a divorce because heās a cheating, misogynistic assholeā¦so setting a good example for those in your orbit is about all you can do.