The male suicides: Social perfectionism is killing men — and things are getting worse

[AZ Progressive]

116. One should have more appreciation for gender benders and other gender non-conformists

After reading this article. Gender is a tool of oppression and people who rigidly conform to their gender pay a significant price for it.

Also, it seems that men suffer because they don't have intrinsic value, compared to women (who have intrinsic value for childbearing, as well as for sex and for beauty, personality traits, etc..), so thus because men don't have intrinsic value (especially in a patriarchal society), men have to earn, to achieve that value, but because it's not intrinsic, it can be taken away or lost. Men have to continue achieving, continue outcompeting, in order to retain their value in society.

Just look at the price men pay for "failing": not only would they lose the money, their wife often divorces them, and takes the children and even the house, leaving the man without anything. This potential punishment must strike an intense fear in men, that drives men to do whatever it takes, including becoming corrupt and doing malicious things, in order to maintain success and social standing.