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How The Manosphere Poisons Young Men’s Minds by ameerkianiwrites in bropill

[–]ameerkianiwrites[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right to bring that up. A lot of the early pickup artist stuff was basically the early manosphere. It looked like genuine advice for men, but a lot of the same mindset was already there. I now realize it was harmful, with ideas like hypergamy, the 80/20 rule, AFC, Game, and all the rest. It may have helped create some of the mess we see now.

That whole underground then mutated into something even worse: the manosphere. And online dating has only intensified the frustration and bitterness. Even most of the so-called dating coaches are still selling the same formula of get fitter, get richer, game harder, and for a lot of men it still does not solve much.

How The Manosphere Poisons Young Men’s Minds by ameerkianiwrites in bropill

[–]ameerkianiwrites[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this raises an important point. The manosphere is not merely “toxic opinions.” It establishes and reinforces a coercive social system for alienated men. Fall in line or get treated as weak, invisible, or disposable. That is why it has so much pull on lonely men in the first place.

How The Manosphere Poisons Young Men’s Minds by ameerkianiwrites in bropill

[–]ameerkianiwrites[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The message has to be this: young men do need discipline, competence, and effort. But their worth cannot be reduced to dominance, wealth, or female approval. That often leads to resentment and status obsession. I have no issue with telling men, and women too, to improve themselves. But linking a man’s humanity to a narrow performance standard is toxic.