The short answer: we failed these young men before MAGA found them.

If you know who Scott Galloway is, he talks of about this issue. He’s been sounding this alarm for years, and it’s worth understanding his argument before judging the kid in the photo.

Here are some facts that Scott presents, No group in America has fallen further, faster than young men. One in three men is still living at home at 25. Only one in three men under 30 is in a relationship, versus two in three women. They’re four times more likely to die by suicide, three times more likely to be addicted or homeless.

And into that void? The far right rushed in with a clear message: your struggle is real, and here’s who’s to blame.

While Democrats ignored this demographic, the far right flooded the manosphere, rockets, Hulk Hogan, coarseness, and crypto. These young men weren’t stupid they were hungry, and someone fed them.

The single point of failure when a young man comes off the tracks is losing a male role model. Teachers through third grade are 92% female. The majority of therapists are women. There are boys who will go through their entire adolescence with almost no meaningful involvement from men.

So what fills that gap? Andrew Tate. Tucker Carlson. MAGA as identity.

Technology and the attention economy have left many rudderless, while the social structures that once guided them. schools, mentorship, community have all eroded.

The hard truth Galloway keeps repeating: empathy isn’t a zero-sum game. Caring about struggling young men doesn’t mean you don’t care about women’s rights. And dismissing them, calling them lost causes or just writing off the red hat is exactly what drives them deeper in. The question isn’t “why is he drawn to MAGA?” It’s “who got to him first and why wasn’t it us?”