i actually agree!
Diversify spending, engage smaller creators and influencers in touch with new communities. Worry less about whether they pass progressive litmus tests -- in essence, widen the tent that has been shrinking.
"Eliminating antitrust would do great things to keep people together."
This is a perfect example of the risk-aversion vs. full throttle approach.
Curious if others saw/think this as well. Would Harris have gotten blowback from progressives for going on Rogan, or the Nelk Bros? If she had strayed from a unity message would that have offended her base?
Was at a closed-door gathering yesterday about men and the election this year. One thing came up multiple times: a feeling Dems (and particularly Dem staffers) were too risk averse--discouraging Harris and surrogates from engaging in the emerging spaces that Trump went on to dominate.
"I don’t think there’s a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there’s a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that’s led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump." www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
This is an insightful essay - and you can listen to the author read it.
Many such cases, I’m afraid
Truly that rarest of things, a newspaper article about American masculinity that is very much worth reading.
This is a fair critique! That said, I don’t at all think this confusion is a good *excuse* for radicalization, but I think it is some part of an explanation.
And understanding explanations is important because… how well can you combat something without knowing where it comes from/what animates it?
Oh yeah tons of moms. Actually a lot of the people who really focus on this say that they hear from
Moms first, and they’re the most concerned!
Which is interesting to parse…
🚨 Wholesome content alert 🚨
(Best kind of alert!)
Lost my mind at the Napoleon trailer when he said his famous catchphrase
That said, I think a lot of men are watching younger peers struggle through this, lots of dads are fine but worrying about their sons… and lots of males are at least noticing that the social norms around sex/gender seem less stable now. I’ve already gotten a surprisingly wide variety of mail.
I think I agree with you there? Not every man is struggling with the issue in this exact way, and the solutions presented aren’t for “all men” — no piece is for everyone, after all!
I personally just think it’s a need to be addressed, in the same way that someone asking you for, say, instructions on how to get dressed is just a need. It becomes a problem only when (as is happening), people start being offered —and accepting— really bad roadmaps because nothing else is on offer.
I think it’s age-related, too. When you’re younger, you do need clearer models and direction than you do when you’re older and have garnered enough experience/knowledge/self-trust to draw out your own map.
This is an interesting tension, because I was inclined to agree with you even as I was writing the piece, but the men I spoke to were literally saying something else— that they *wanted* a clear and specific roadmap of sorts. This Reddit commenter said it well:
that's so nice of you to say! :)
That’s one of the big questions!
This is a GREAT piece!
As @hunterh.bsky.social says, men are truly in their flop era. Really truly.
I’m soft-launching my ASMR sideline
(Did I sort of forget I was on Bluesky? Perhaps. Will I forget again? Also perhaps)
Thanks for sharing it!!
🚨New piece alert!🚨
Keke Palmer’s boyfriend is acting up, Jonah Hill is a lame, and at least one guy you know has turned into an absolute weirdo.
What’s going on with men??
I spent a few months investigating…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/10/christine-emba-masculinity-new-model/
