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Solly Mack

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3. I read the NYTimes article.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:22 AM

Aug 2025

I'll share it with my husband later and he and I will discuss it.

Article concludes that men need to step up and become involved.

I'll add that it matters what kind of men step up and become involved. You know, not Ted Cruz or Elon Musk or Joe Rogan. (as examples of Nope)

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Young Men Face a Crisis [View all] applegrove Aug 2025 OP

1+ Norrrm Aug 2025 #1

For over a generation females attending two or four years schools exceeded men...the hidden stem economy was lost t JT45242 Aug 2025 #2

Yes. Trans kids have it the worst but the solution applegrove Aug 2025 #4

I concur with your comment re: sports being prioritized Raven123 Aug 2025 #8

I'm sure I'll take flak, but I will say basically all the young men I know spend 8+ hours a day playing video games. meadowlander Aug 2025 #9

Your post sums up a lot of my thoughts Johnny2X2X Aug 2025 #17

Mostly correct, but not #1 RandomNumbers Aug 2025 #18

I read the NYTimes article. Solly Mack Aug 2025 #3

yup Skittles Aug 2025 #11

It's a broken culture. usonian Aug 2025 #5

Blame it on the Stones MrWowWow Aug 2025 #6

I was completely loony-tunes as a young man. hunter Aug 2025 #7

In Japan NEETs: Not in Education, Employment or Training. Hikikomori is the extreme type. betsuni Aug 2025 #10

This issue is not limited by race or nationality Renew Deal Aug 2025 #12

They have plenty of opportunity to become respectable men, but actively choose not to. Incels figured out how to... Lancero Aug 2025 #13

They aren't rushing to the newly available farm and construction jobs? tanyev Aug 2025 #14

One solution for a lonely individual young male is screamingly obvious. JanMichael Aug 2025 #15

"Don't be a creep" has made the world a happier place throughout human history. hunter Aug 2025 #19

I wasn't suggesting university was for everyone. JanMichael Aug 2025 #20

A crisis, eh? MineralMan Aug 2025 #16

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