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A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influence real-world attitudes, behaviours, and policies, the UN agency dedicated to ending gender discrimination has warned.

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[–] anaVal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because people are lonely and the internet is telling men it's the women’s fault.

[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

And internet is telling women it’s men fault. And poor people it’s immigrants fault. And insecure people it’s trans fault.

We are the most narcissistic generation ever: it’s always someone else fault… and while we are arguing online changes go in the wrong direction (more inequality, more war, less affordable education that means less social mobility)

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Fuck the gender division, let's all be misanthropes together.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is what happens when you take a gender, destroy their ability to develop emotional regulation and meaningful connections outside of the sexual and then dump them online in a slow rolling apocalypse.

The ones who haven't found a way out have killed themselves or gravitated to mad idolatry of shysters and fools to fill the dopamine void.

We have failed our men.

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[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

the manosphere continuing to build power is all from capitalism, which has removed upward growth and community spaces for young white men. I say white because men from minority groups already have those problems but they don't have the inherent privileges that allow angry white men to make their problems into everyone's problems. also parents and schools dont have any resources to deal with children who are already sucked into the manosphere, short of cutting off access to the Internet

[–] gcheliotis@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

FYI, the manosphere is replete with non-white males, and that is not even including the inherent male chauvinism in other cultures. I’m sorry but the critique on whiteness is a little lazy intellectually.

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Are you saying non white people don't know how to use the internet, I'm confused

[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nothing against the article but why is this in /c/Technology ?

If something has word online/Internet on it does not mean it has something to do with technology.

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[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 112 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Why are they called unwomen?

Edit: ffs. I need to get off the phone and drink my coffee. United Nations Women. Third shift is killing me.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Bring back periods in initialisms. U.N.

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[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu -2 points 20 hours ago

Because they are being completely alienated. The hater haters are also on the rise. Those have even more troubled minds and it's the same on and on until the bottom. It's very easy to reach out to these young males, and fix them. But instead whine. They are straight up looking for role models and only dickheads speak their language. Like.. Tell a lost male to "man up" instead of expecting young males to have feelings is kinda dumb. It's been happening in history over and over. It's just on the rise to then start to wane to then rise again slightly lower the next time when people forget about caring for young males again. They aren't easy so I get it but Jesus with the influencer dicks becoming their fathers.. It's so pathetic

[–] admin@lemmy.today 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (30 children)

Is there even an incentive for solving men's problems? Feminism can use men to portray the ultimate evil; influencers can use that portrayal to criticize men, engage in rage bait, get attention and secure brand deals.

Capitalism can appease women to promote consumerism wrapped in feminism. Corporations can capitalize on men's loneliness and low self-worth.

I have noticed that men with low self-worth find meaning in work, which ultimately profits corporations, the money they will earn will be expanded on consumerisms/additions which again can be profited by capitalism and corporate.

The rich can have as many resources as they want, so why solve it? Other than individuals (men) taking matters in their own hands and rescuing each other I don't think there is enough incentive to help men as community or whole

[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Well said, I will note Women have been the target of beauty ads for over 100 years already. Media will make us feel ugly so we buy thier products. They feed on our insecurities for profit, and it's been this way for generations of women.

In the last 10-20 years, I have definitely noticed an uptick with capitalization on men's insecurities. The whole manosphere schtick is about just that, exploiting insecurity.

I can't reject the idea that with the current P2025 goals, and the billionaires pushing for their techno fudalism, that these things are related in some way.

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