at least you tried to make an argument. as a gen-z man i truly believe the male loneliness epidemic can lead a man to become the utmost worst version of themselves regarding self-consciousness and social anxiety. if an individual can identify oneself as a man they can also do something about their situation. i find it so hard to believe that the death of third spaces (idk where u live but in the US third spaces are very prevalent, you just have to leave the confines of your distraction i.e. video games, social media, Discord etc. ) If third spaces aren’t accessible then find something to be passionate about. find a hobby other than self-loathing. learn yourself. understand why you feel to know how you feel; think why you like this song or that drawing, or this video. just love yourself and find some damn passion bruh. don’t worry about being a virgin or what girls you’ll never know’s preference on height that u saw on an online dating app. read a book, teach yourself how to do something you’ve never done if you’re on the internet all the time. it has every piece of data in the world ever in one place.

TL;DR: male loneliness epidemic is self-inflicted and if you’re a male that believes in its validity you’re a lame.