To me, the top two solutions lie within the role of fathers in the family and society. Fathers need to be no less than equal partners in marriage. Some will argue for male leadership in families but that path is fraught with feminist backlash. But the status quo, with fathers being ridiculed into submission and secondary status, has got to go.
Boys need their fathers to model appropriate masculinity. How to be strong, but also show the ultimate purpose of that strength is protection and stewardship.
Boys need mentors out in the world. We do need more male teachers, and somehow we need to make it safe for men in the teaching world. Too many men are fearful of false accusations and have turned away to other vocations.
Bring back shop class, recess. Make Boy Scouts for boys only, again. Tell the girls to get out and go join the Girl Scouts. Tell the girls if they don't like the Girl Scouts, take it up with THEM, don't make it the Boy Scouts' problem.
I don't think men need to ask the world for permission for any of this. Men need to just go do it. Now.
I like all of these solutions. And I agree we need more male teachers. I’m vehemently opposed to legislating that. In fact, I’m open to almost any solution as long as the government isn’t involved.
100% agree with that. I wish I knew *how* to make it happen, but all I can do is fall back on my usual reply when I don't have a solution: "hey, I'm just the idea guy".
Already too late for the Boy Scouts. There’s no going back. The ratchet only turns in one direction on institutions.
You have the right solution though. Men don’t need permission to make new spaces for men. Though I’m sure before long some governments will start suing to force the issue. At that point just shut it down and keep making new spaces over and over (with blackjack and hookers) so the meddlers can’t keep up.
Some, myself included hold the audacious and controversial opinion that sex and romance are important in the healthy psychological development of boys. In all his Substacks and in the entirety of the American Institute of Boys and Men website, not once, not ONCE does he address the issue of the nihilism and demoralization of early exposure to modern internet pornography. Because as a Liberal, thou shalt not critique "porn". In his book he compares this plague to murals in Pompeii.
Meanwhile, if he would dare to ask young men themselves, they would tell him it is one of the single biggest problems. Their self-esteem and vibe is all fucked up and awkward, or they're rude and passive aggressive.
To me, the top two solutions lie within the role of fathers in the family and society. Fathers need to be no less than equal partners in marriage. Some will argue for male leadership in families but that path is fraught with feminist backlash. But the status quo, with fathers being ridiculed into submission and secondary status, has got to go.
Boys need their fathers to model appropriate masculinity. How to be strong, but also show the ultimate purpose of that strength is protection and stewardship.
Boys need mentors out in the world. We do need more male teachers, and somehow we need to make it safe for men in the teaching world. Too many men are fearful of false accusations and have turned away to other vocations.
Bring back shop class, recess. Make Boy Scouts for boys only, again. Tell the girls to get out and go join the Girl Scouts. Tell the girls if they don't like the Girl Scouts, take it up with THEM, don't make it the Boy Scouts' problem.
I don't think men need to ask the world for permission for any of this. Men need to just go do it. Now.
I like all of these solutions. And I agree we need more male teachers. I’m vehemently opposed to legislating that. In fact, I’m open to almost any solution as long as the government isn’t involved.
100% agree with that. I wish I knew *how* to make it happen, but all I can do is fall back on my usual reply when I don't have a solution: "hey, I'm just the idea guy".
Already too late for the Boy Scouts. There’s no going back. The ratchet only turns in one direction on institutions.
You have the right solution though. Men don’t need permission to make new spaces for men. Though I’m sure before long some governments will start suing to force the issue. At that point just shut it down and keep making new spaces over and over (with blackjack and hookers) so the meddlers can’t keep up.
Some, myself included hold the audacious and controversial opinion that sex and romance are important in the healthy psychological development of boys. In all his Substacks and in the entirety of the American Institute of Boys and Men website, not once, not ONCE does he address the issue of the nihilism and demoralization of early exposure to modern internet pornography. Because as a Liberal, thou shalt not critique "porn". In his book he compares this plague to murals in Pompeii.
Meanwhile, if he would dare to ask young men themselves, they would tell him it is one of the single biggest problems. Their self-esteem and vibe is all fucked up and awkward, or they're rude and passive aggressive.