> the anti-woke podcast bros, people who use the word ‘cuck’, meme pages of ‘women’s Ls’, the incels, get rich quick scammers, MGTOW, ‘how to be an alpha’ charlatans, pick up artists, and so on—is not responding to a crisis of masculinity. It is creating a crisis of masculinity.
As someone in a demographic hit by this stuff: Yep. An invented crisis of endlessly recyclable unresolvable outrage is great for platforms trying to drive engagement numbers and keep you from visiting elsewhere.
The sad thing is the feedback loop where someone seems affirmation or community from a group, and then the group beliefs and social mores work to isolate the person further, creating a kind of trap.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 23.9 ms ] threadAs someone in a demographic hit by this stuff: Yep. An invented crisis of endlessly recyclable unresolvable outrage is great for platforms trying to drive engagement numbers and keep you from visiting elsewhere.
The sad thing is the feedback loop where someone seems affirmation or community from a group, and then the group beliefs and social mores work to isolate the person further, creating a kind of trap.