Imo, constant messaging on social media that stereotypes and demonizes us.
Yes, you can get off social media. Yes, you can tell yourself most people are moderate irl, and you’d be right. But it’s still a problem and it has an effect, especially on youth, who aren’t so willing or able to touch grass.
Higher Rates of ((nearly everything bad society can inflict upon a human)) than women.
People asking with no intention of doing anything useful with that information. “Hey, how fucked up are you guys?”
Now we cope. We try to unfuck ourselves. We try to mentor the next generation to be less fucked.
At some point we stopped asking for help when we realized there’s no help coming. And you’re not even interested in helping. You just want to know we’re fucked up.
Purpose. We get raised a certain way and grow up hearing all these boxes we need to check. Only for it to be incompatible with the world around us. We hear about the various struggles of women and LGBTQ+ peeps, and we try to be as understanding and as supportive as we can. Only to have to qualify ourselves like mad when we talk about any struggles/problems and we sort of expect to get dismissed or lip service. Like on most posts like this one we have to comment with non-issues that don’t bother anyone.
Relationships, financial (unless you’re a ceo or willing to commit to 12+hr shifts) I’d say mental health since males are just shy of 3/4 suicide majority but that’s been an issue for years.
Pretty much societal expectations too but I’m not complaining it is what it is. Happy men’s mental health month kings, we still got 4 days left.
I really have been trying but I have zero male friends that live where I live. I go out and have hobbies that get me out and about but it is hard to connect with anyone.
I think being able to rise to beat inflation. If you are not in tech, sales, a dr, or a lawyer it is hard to find a good paying job. And I believe in gender equality, but if I’m dating someone I want to be able to spoil them and take them out and different things. I feel like if a man doesn’t have it together he’s a failure. I feel like if a woman doesn’t she’s “still figuring it out”. Others here can agree but it is very hard to feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders always.
The biggest struggle is trying to address our struggles without being shouted down as being “misogyny” or “the real problem is The Patriarchy™ that you created so it’s all your fault!” or some other nonsense
This country cannot not discriminate. People set out with good causes. Example women’s rights. No doubt it’s a good cause but people can’t just lift up women. They gotta start battering men. Men who never did a thing to anyone. Why? Cuz you were born a man. The exact discrimination we needed to fix. I’m telling you, people can’t do it. They get extreme and men are the enemy.
It’s just history repeating itself. Human nature to hate someone I guess. But it’s so hypocritical.
An increasingly unstable economy and job market about to get worse w/ the deployment of AI in 3-5yrs and no sustainable UBI plan for the level of unemployment that will occur afterward.
The dating world isn’t very much fun, and that’s an understatement.
The housing market isn’t very much fun, and that’s an understatement.
All of this doesn’t really matter though if we all die in a nuclear war, which could be the only way the 12,241 nuclear weapons in the world are ever disposed of. This is ever increasingly looking like that might happen in our lifetimes.
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Loneliness, stagnant wages, poor mental health, horrible dating market and the American dream become a farther reality everyday.
Big one right now is people trying to push homosexuality on me. Gay men need to get their distinction checked.
The dating market is god awful. Like actually god awful.
Doubts if I should have bought that extended car warranty
Wanting to bulk to build muscle and be strong but wanting to cut to lose this fucking gut
Men still often depend on women for emotional validation.
The same as always
Imo, constant messaging on social media that stereotypes and demonizes us.
Yes, you can get off social media. Yes, you can tell yourself most people are moderate irl, and you’d be right. But it’s still a problem and it has an effect, especially on youth, who aren’t so willing or able to touch grass.
Being a man, even a “good” man is seen as a negative because of the implied connotations of the words man and men.
Being so damned traumatized that I can’t accept that my wonderful wife of almost 12 years loves me and won’t suddenly hate me some day.
Higher Rates of ((nearly everything bad society can inflict upon a human)) than women.
People asking with no intention of doing anything useful with that information. “Hey, how fucked up are you guys?”
Now we cope. We try to unfuck ourselves. We try to mentor the next generation to be less fucked.
At some point we stopped asking for help when we realized there’s no help coming. And you’re not even interested in helping. You just want to know we’re fucked up.
We’re fine. Thanks for asking.
Yes
Purpose. We get raised a certain way and grow up hearing all these boxes we need to check. Only for it to be incompatible with the world around us. We hear about the various struggles of women and LGBTQ+ peeps, and we try to be as understanding and as supportive as we can. Only to have to qualify ourselves like mad when we talk about any struggles/problems and we sort of expect to get dismissed or lip service. Like on most posts like this one we have to comment with non-issues that don’t bother anyone.
Relationships, financial (unless you’re a ceo or willing to commit to 12+hr shifts) I’d say mental health since males are just shy of 3/4 suicide majority but that’s been an issue for years.
Pretty much societal expectations too but I’m not complaining it is what it is. Happy men’s mental health month kings, we still got 4 days left.
Saw this reel yesterday:
Are you a man having a bad day?
See – no one cares.
I really have been trying but I have zero male friends that live where I live. I go out and have hobbies that get me out and about but it is hard to connect with anyone.
I think being able to rise to beat inflation. If you are not in tech, sales, a dr, or a lawyer it is hard to find a good paying job. And I believe in gender equality, but if I’m dating someone I want to be able to spoil them and take them out and different things. I feel like if a man doesn’t have it together he’s a failure. I feel like if a woman doesn’t she’s “still figuring it out”. Others here can agree but it is very hard to feel like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders always.
Having a stable job.
There isn’t one thing. The world is a big place.
Toxic Reddit bullshit.
The biggest struggle is trying to address our struggles without being shouted down as being “misogyny” or “the real problem is The Patriarchy™ that you created so it’s all your fault!” or some other nonsense
Just look at how they treated Scott Galloway
Dealing with health issues, sexless marriage and my salary shrinking due to inflation
That the woman most often encountered in dating are more interested in emotionally and financially strip mining us than being a loving partner.
Getting hard and staying hard. Penis-wise.
This country cannot not discriminate. People set out with good causes. Example women’s rights. No doubt it’s a good cause but people can’t just lift up women. They gotta start battering men. Men who never did a thing to anyone. Why? Cuz you were born a man. The exact discrimination we needed to fix. I’m telling you, people can’t do it. They get extreme and men are the enemy.
It’s just history repeating itself. Human nature to hate someone I guess. But it’s so hypocritical.
An increasingly unstable economy and job market about to get worse w/ the deployment of AI in 3-5yrs and no sustainable UBI plan for the level of unemployment that will occur afterward.
The dating world isn’t very much fun, and that’s an understatement.
The housing market isn’t very much fun, and that’s an understatement.
All of this doesn’t really matter though if we all die in a nuclear war, which could be the only way the 12,241 nuclear weapons in the world are ever disposed of. This is ever increasingly looking like that might happen in our lifetimes.
I imagine if you’re in your senior years in 2025, you might find yourself struggling to hold your pee.
Not buying that Corvette or motorcycle would be a struggle for those men in the midst of their mid life crisis in 2025
Active discrimination in school and work ruining marriage market. Absolutely atrocious and cannot go on forever. There will be consequences.
Lack of common courtesy, being ignored, ghosting. All three are inter-related.