Thanks for the answer. I won't lie, I was half-expecting this to be something about trans issues, but I'm pleasantly surprised.
> young men feel they cannot take care of their family. They can't afford a house, primarily.
I don't think this is particularly gender-exclusive, but absolutely one of the largest problems the younger generations face. How are we going to raise a family, buy a house - hell, just live a decently comfortable life?
> Men go to college at a much lower rate than women. Because of that, those men make less than their female counterparts (who went to college).
Men feeling threatened by women who make more than them or are smarter than them seems like something that needs to be worked on individually rather than socially.
> And one of those things is the dating apps, which for many men is a terrible experience.
Well, dating apps were a terrible idea from the get-go, but hasn't dating always been a nightmare for most men for most of history? I don't disagree that there's aspects of using dating apps that could cause some self-esteem issues (for both genders, I will add again) but wouldn't that also apply to dating 20-30 years ago?
> Men feeling threatened by women who make more than them or are smarter than them seems like something that needs to be worked on individually rather than socially.
I get where you're coming from, but I think there’s more to it than just individual insecurities. Society as a whole still pushes the idea that men should be the breadwinners, so when they fail at that their worth (in their eyes as well as society's) just plummets.
Even though people say that the idea of the male breadwinner is outdated, these expectations are still baked into how we think about success and relationships.
> young men feel they cannot take care of their family. They can't afford a house, primarily.
I don't think this is particularly gender-exclusive, but absolutely one of the largest problems the younger generations face. How are we going to raise a family, buy a house - hell, just live a decently comfortable life?
> Men go to college at a much lower rate than women. Because of that, those men make less than their female counterparts (who went to college).
Men feeling threatened by women who make more than them or are smarter than them seems like something that needs to be worked on individually rather than socially.
> And one of those things is the dating apps, which for many men is a terrible experience.
Well, dating apps were a terrible idea from the get-go, but hasn't dating always been a nightmare for most men for most of history? I don't disagree that there's aspects of using dating apps that could cause some self-esteem issues (for both genders, I will add again) but wouldn't that also apply to dating 20-30 years ago?