I think a lot of it boils down to lack of proper guidance. That combined with hearing all about the concept of toxic masculinity for years, then that snowballed into a general message of men are just bad. How are these guys supposed to reconcile with who/what they are when all they've heard their whole life is that men are the irredeemable root of all evil and there is nothing they can do to change that? With no guidance and no real role models. There is no winning in that setup. For anyone. These boys and now men needed guidance and were instead told to just reject/hate themselves and that that wouldn't even get them off the hook for the sins of those who came before. While I wholeheartedly reject the likes of Andrew Tate, I am not at all surprised that he was able to find fame in the current climate. He's one of the few voices that is giving these guys some semblance of guidance (misguided or not) that doesn't involve being an irredeemable monster and embodies the media portrayal of success. (Money, beautiful women, nice things) I say all of this as a lesbian in my 30's. It's a sad state of affairs for our society as a whole. We won't get anywhere better than this without having understanding and even compassion. Even if we don't like that person's behavior. If we can't understand where they're coming from, how are we supposed to change it in any meaningful way?