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What the Men of the Internet Are Trying to Prove
Right now, too many young men are being fed the junk food variety of masculinity. The magic bullet, use steroids, dominate others, get rich quick on Crypto version. We’re not doing a good enough job of championing a more sustainable and healthier version, one that ultimately leads to more success than the bastardized concept of an alpha-male.
Steve Magness • The Crisis of Masculinity
“If you want to create a monocultural event, start a war,” said Nick Susi in a recent essay. The Super Bowl, Trump vs any other politician, Drake vs Kendrick, The Night of the Year, what unifies global attention today is the spectacle of combat.
The nilitarization of the present
What I do know is that we are in an era marked by a crisis of masculinity that is neither warranted nor deserved. That young men feel very alienated. That they are very online. That there is a paradigm shift away from what has been true for the past 60 years: boy leaves home; boy reacts against his parents’ puritanical values; boy becomes some sort... See more