“Women are always expected to imagine the world from a male point of view. Men are almost never expected to do the same for women. This runs so deep that many men react to any suggestion that they might do otherwise as if it were itself an act of violence.”
— David Graeber
Today's question...
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#love #quiet #marriage #dating #men #women #menshealth #relationships #meditation #happiness
#Why #US #Men Think #College Isn’t Worth It Anymore
Rising #tuition, the spread of more traditional ideas of #masculinity on #socialmedia and a desire for an immediate #income are working together to set boys on a different path.
Nationwide, #males now constitute virtually the entirety of the 1.2 million #student drop in college attendance between 2011 and 2022.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-04-21/why-american-men-think-it-s-not-worth-going-to-college-anymore
https://archive.ph/ZzU14
MEN! I curate a collection of articles on men's health on the @Flipboard app. Lots of things from sex and penis stuff to masculinity and dating and marriage.
https://flipboard.com/@hanspetermeyer/menshealth-j2j5av3lz?from=share&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=curator_share
PLEASE send broadly-defined men's health articles my way so I can review and add to the mix.
Masculinity needs that "big dick" energy,
"Scott Galloway says we need to shift how we think about masculinity, because loneliness is pushing young men into extreme belief systems. The business leader ...[says] that the problem is partly fuelled by young people's exclusion from the prosperity of previous generations, and having that prosperity shoved in their face every day via social media."
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/1.7169413
> Ford launches exclusive experience program for its priciest pickups
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/23/ford-platinum-plus-pickup-trucks.html
What a Real Man needs for a hard day of serious work on the construction site followed by hauling stuff on his farm and shooting critters with his assault rifle from the truck. It even tells you how to shoot (concierge) and is truffles lush with "venetian leather." So macho chest hairs will grow.
Purdue Basketball Offseason Homework: Daniel Jacobsen https://www.rawchili.com/4214646/ #and #basketball #daniel #FrontPage #hammer #homework #jacobsen #Men'sBasketball #ncaa #NCAABasketball #NCAAB #offseason #purdue #rails
I must admit I'm surprised. I came across some #statistics outlining there are more gay #men than #women in the #UK.
Almost twice as many in fact, and even adding in #bisexuality it still tilts that way.
Why am I surprised? Well it's simply because it doesn't match my experience.
Over my six decades, I've met dozens of women who were in same-sex #relationships but only four or five men.
I can think of many possible reasons for the discrepancy, but it still feels wrong.
It's very hard to discount your own #experience as atypical. We're hardwired to think we're a representative sample
The good, bad and ugly side of masculinity influencers
By Gemma Breen and Rhiannon Hobbins
Online "masculinity" content is mainstream and wide-ranging — far broader than the toxic Andrew Tate style manosphere or incel culture touched on in the hit Netflix series Adolescence.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-23/masculinity-report-mental-health-men/105197180
#Women are natural slaves and should always obey #men. That's just logical:
http://existentialcomics.com/comic/599
What #Aristotle really said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle%27s_views_on_women
"We keep hearing about the #male loneliness epidemic. It's not surprising that some #men have trouble connecting to women, making friends or doing well at work, when they're flocking in large numbers to online influencers telling them to behave like antisocial freaks...
Not that the #MAGA male influencers care... Angry, alienated men are their audience. They can't have men find romantic success & develop robust social lives. Then who would consume their content?"
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/21/elon-musks-baby-mama-drama-matters/
600 #CHILDREN KILLED IN A MONTH!!! 0NE MONTH!!!
...AND THESE #NUMBERS DONT EVEN ACCOUNT FOR THE #ELDERS SHOT, #GRANDMOTHERS RUN OVER BY TANKS, #MOTHERS AND #FATHERS BURNED IN THEIR TENTS, OR #YOUNG #MEN BURNED ALIVE IN THEIR #PATIENT BEDS, OR THE ENTIRE #FAMILIES BOMBED AND #MURDERED DURING #PRAYERS EARLY AF IN THE MORNING!!!
THIS ISNT A FUCKING #WAR!!!
THIS IS #TERRORISM FLAT OUT!!!
What do we mean when we say women can be ‘too muscular’? https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2025/apr/21/muscular-women-masculinity #Anatomyandphysiology #Health&wellbeing #Wellactually #Lifeandstyle #Fitness #Society #Women #Women #Men
11 things you should know about using the gym, from ‘Is everyone watching me?’ to ‘How do I use a squat rack?’ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/20/11-thing-you-should-know-about-the-gym #Health&wellbeing #Lifeandstyle #Fitness #Hobbies #Women #Men
True blue: why the chore jacket just won’t quit https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/apr/20/true-blue-why-the-chore-jacket-just-wont-quit #Women'scoatsandjackets #Men'scoatsandjackets #Lifeandstyle #Men'sfashion #Fashion
I warned my companion & now I'm warning all you #men too - stock up on your #pineapple juices before prices go too far up.
This mental health chat group aims to end male suicide. One ex-member say it's part of the problem
By Sharne Wakefield
Jack joined a social media group to find peer connection. But when he suggested posters could be "a bit misogynistic" the harassment started.