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[honorentheos]

https://youtu.be/IdTMDpizis8

Teaching resiliency is a tough thing in and of itself. I wish you success but suspect it won't be that well received.

[doubtingthomas]

What do you think would reduce loneliness?

You have no idea what the government or society could do to fight the loneliness epidemic, but you expect the dudes who ride the short bus to solve that problem? The majority of men who are very lonely ride the short bus or have a developmental disorder.

What can we do to fight the loneliness epidemic? I am not sure, but loneliness isn't very prevalent in many European countries. Perhaps men in their early 20s are allowed to talk to younger women in Europe. Also, I think hypergamy is less common in Europe.
https://www.decadeofhealthyageing.org/f ... a-analysis

Teaching resiliency is a tough thing in and of itself.

Can you teach resiliency to people who ride the short bus?

[honorentheos]

Teaching resiliency is a tough thing in and of itself.

Can you teach resiliency to people who ride the short bus?

How would you define resiliency?

[Marcus]

you are saying you 'ride the short bus,' DT? What do you mean by that?

[doubtingthomas]

How would you define resiliency?

"the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness?"

you are saying you 'ride the short bus,' DT? What do you mean by that?

It would be helpful if you simply read what I am saying.

The majority of men who are very lonely ride the short bus or have a developmental disorder.

I don't suffer from severe loneliness. It is hard to make new friends, but it's not impossible for me. I can attract LDS or Mexican girls in their early 20s.

It's not possible for people who ride the short bus to make new friends (friends who are independent). You love to talk about the incels a lot, they are people with special needs.

[Marcus]

...You love to talk about the incels a lot, they are people with special needs.

no, that is absolutely not true.

>Incels are heterosexual men who blame women and society for their lack of romantic success
>A subset of the online misogynist “manosphere” that includes Pick Up Artists and Men’s Rights Activists
>incels are known for their deep-seated pessimism and profound sense of grievance against women
>The incel ideology is rooted in the belief that women have too much power in the sexual/romantic sphere and ruin incels’ lives by rejecting them
Incels are the most violent sector of the manosphere, and have perpetrated a range of deadly attacks against womenhttps://www.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/ince ... -celibates

[Some Schmo]

A LOT of white men and women are running this country into the toilet (Norfolk Southern is just the latest crap show of how they get away with their crimes). There’s no way out of this as the top 1-5% tighten their grip over resources and industries; they’ll continue to keep people fighting each other over nonsense, and common white people are carrying their water for them. It’s disastrous, and there’s absolutely nothing anyone can say or do that’ll move the needle for them.

Not sure what the solution is, frankly.

- Doc

Agreed. It's almost as though they've been hypnotized/indoctrinated beyond the point of no return. They are off the deep end without a life preserver.

Essentially, they've been told to “F” themselves, and they can't remove their dicks from their own asses because they they've been told it feels too good.

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Via Drudge:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing ... n-are-not/

More than 60 percent of young men are single, nearly twice the rate of unattached young women, signaling a larger breakdown in the social, romantic and sexual life of the American male.

Men in their 20s are more likely than women in their 20s to be romantically uninvolved, sexually dormant, friendless and lonely. They stand at the vanguard of an epidemic of declining marriage, sexuality and relationships that afflicts all of young America.

Heterosexual women are getting more choosy. Women “don’t want to marry down,” to form a long-term relationship to a man with less education and earnings than herself, said Ronald Levant, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Akron and author of several books on masculinity.

The author kind of hints at the solution in that men should work on being more socially available and sociable when socially available.

As of 2022, Pew Research Center found, 30 percent of U.S. adults are neither married, living with a partner nor engaged in a committed relationship. Nearly half of all young adults are single: 34 percent of women, and a whopping 63 percent of men.

If I were a young man in today’s scene I’d do the following:

1 - delete all social media that doesn’t directly benefit my education, career, or business

1a - lean hard into learning and becoming a master craftsman of whatever career or trade I choose

1b - lean hard into reading books on a variety of topics

2 - eat only whole foods, exercise religiously, get excellent rest

3 - develop myself spiritually and philosophically, engage in practices that encourage spiritual and philosophical growth - non-religious, by the way

3a - shoot for the Middle Way at all times

4 - develop a career that feeds into #3, or at least aligns with my character, mindset

5 - engage in hobbies that bring me into contact with others, no video games unless it’s a group thing at a place outside of my residence

6 - make a bucket list and start knocking it out

And I think that’s about it. I’d try to have fun and not worry about how the world is turning.

- Doc

[Xenophon]

Pretty solid list, Doc. A lot of that ties back to an idea I try to instill into the younger folks in my life: "you only have control over yourself".

The second you tie your happiness and completeness to the actions of others, you're playing a losing game. You have to build the life you want from within and then, assuming that is what works for you, invite others into that fold (both romantically and platonically).

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Pretty solid list, Doc. A lot of that ties back to an idea I try to instill into the younger folks in my life: "you only have control over yourself".

The second you tie your happiness and completeness to the actions of others, you're playing a losing game. You have to build the life you want from within and then, assuming that is what works for you, invite others into that fold (both romantically and platonically).

You’re a wise man, my friend. I hope the younger ones in your life take your advice to heart.

- Doc