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ireallylikepancakes

The “Male loneliness epidemic” is mostly a skill issue, at least in my experiences.
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Anonymous 11w

I *do* think that we need to tell young boys that it’s okay to be emotionally vulnerable. Avoiding toxic masculinity and all that. But that’s kinda a separate issue imo.

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Anonymous 11w

When people say male loneliness epidemic, they don’t mean teaching men to be vulnerable or avoid toxic masculinity or any of that. They just mean that women aren’t putting out for shitty men and it’s women’s fault that men are at higher risk for suicide.

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Anonymous 11w

“male loneliness epidemic” but it’s just shitty men refusing to take accountability for being shitty men

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Anonymous 11w

If the males are so lonely why don’t they keep eachother company

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Anonymous 11w

The solution to the “male loneliness epidemic” isn’t women. If all these men are so lonely why don’t they create friendships with one another? Oh because it’s just an excuse to treat women like shit and blame them for men’s poor behavior? Ya, that’s what I thought.

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Anonymous 11w

The male loneliness epidemic is a product and result of white supremacist patriarchy until that's dismantled, it will continue to get worse

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Anonymous 11w

I should also add there's a loneliness epidemic in general, not just with men. Loneliness and poor mental health are the result of a hyper-capitalist and hyper-productive society where you’re hardly rewarded for your work and have little time to enjoy life outside of said work

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

1000% this, thank you!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

men are at higher risk for *completing suicide. women attempt suicide more often, but men are significantly more likely to die as a result. just a small correction but worth pointing out imo.

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 11w

And capitalism as well

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 11w

Exactly, and so much of it has to do with the fact that men’s value is tied to how much they work and earn, and how much women they get, they need to dismantle those ideas

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

I always wish they meant teaching men how to have emotional skills (for themselves & others). That would be nice. But nooooo. And then when people come to me looking for support and resources for how to deal w how they were raised or avoiding falling into alt-right pipelines (usually other trans ppl), I really don't have much for them 🙃

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11w

See when I try to do that & get close to men (I'm a trans man), they get mad and I never understand why! Aren't they lonely :(

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 11w

*We must dismantle those ideas, comrade. We all had patriarcal ideas ingrained into us in different ways that impact us and how we relate to others. It all starts internally (obviously especially true for men)

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Anonymous replying to -> #9 11w

I 100% agree

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