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When women fall behind it's because of sexism, patriarchy, misogyny, etc etc.

When men fall behind it's because they are dumb, lazy, immature.

It's unfortunate that it's probably gonna take a sacrificed generation before we finally start recognizing that men too can be victims of systemic issues.




> we finally start recognizing that men too can be victims of systemic issues.

This has always been known to at least some. There are reasons that the left pushes for universal healthcare - because they are aware that systemic issues can affect everyone. The alternative is personal responsibility - pull yourself up by your bootstraps, ironically first written as a joke because it's literally impossible, but then unironically praised as an ideal of American individualism.

Honestly, I think American men are caught in a bad feedback loop that results in them voting for ever more toxic political representation that then shreds whatever safety nets they can and results in more estrangement from society, and it's a trap they will not escape from; it's too far gone to be fixed at this point.


The problem is that things are not supported by politicians in a vacuum. It's not a la carte in a 2 party system. If we put unrelated and unacceptable policies alongside universal healthcare you can't be surprised if it doesn't attract some demographics.

I'm still waiting for the politician who's gonna have the figurative balls to say "let's fix school/college because they are failing boys". When the issue was women not getting enough degrees there was no problem calling this a national cause, now crickets.


What does it mean to “fix” school/college?


Make it so that as many boys as girls are successful.


What if girls’ biological differences predispose them towards success in educational institutions? Then we need some sort of specialized education in order to provide the boys more intensive socialization?


Then the institutions need to change their approach yes.


Interestingly, in other contexts I've heard people say that equality of outcome is an unwelcome suppression of meritocracy.




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