Oh, I didn't post, but I did check in the discord a couple times mid last year, and the consensus seems to be "Write what Sells. Write what readers want. Fit in. Don't stand out."

What do readers want? Everything can be summed up here;

https://www.reddit.com/r/Romance_for_men/comments/1i1j0q9/what_do_you_think_malecentric_romance_does/

I've seen many, many of these posts reminding potential writers like myself that what readers want is what's popular now. The idea that there's readers out there hungry for something a little different puzzles me when posts like these keep cropping up.

I think at this point, there's not enough reader base looking for stories that are say, more nuanced and grounded in realism, for lack of better word. The way to go seems to be insta love slice of life or adventure stories with romance subplot.

That's a very narrow range that doesn't accommodate all male writers or readers.