Robert: The Autumn's Lost Son || Mr. 404

There actually is a Male Loneliness Epidemic and it runs a lot deeper than just Dudes Aren't Getting Laid Enough. Engaging with that fact is hard because it requires folks to recognize that men are also victims of patriarchy, and too many people let their trauma and anger take the wheel.

I don't know if I'll ever have kids. But if I had a son who struggled to feel heard, I'd beg him to seek out friends who share his values rather than his interests, and to know that there's a big difference between being assertive and being a monster. More young guys should know that. Now they might

There actually is a Male Loneliness Epidemic and it runs a lot deeper than just Dudes Aren't Getting Laid Enough. Engaging with that fact is hard because it requires folks to recognize that men are also victims of patriarchy, and too many people let their trauma and anger take the wheel.

So if you're, I dunno, a young guy who can't get a leg up in life and whose peers generally treat you like a failed science experiment or a caveman that just got thawed out of the ice, of course you're going to retreat to the darkest corners of the web and have your worst thoughts calcified by it.

There actually is a Male Loneliness Epidemic and it runs a lot deeper than just Dudes Aren't Getting Laid Enough. Engaging with that fact is hard because it requires folks to recognize that men are also victims of patriarchy, and too many people let their trauma and anger take the wheel.

This isn't even going into the disappearance of Third Spaces. I've beat this drum before, but arcades, bowling alleys, roller rinks, and more are social proving grounds that allow for people to form bonds over shared activities In Person, and take that away, and what do we have? The Internet.

There actually is a Male Loneliness Epidemic and it runs a lot deeper than just Dudes Aren't Getting Laid Enough. Engaging with that fact is hard because it requires folks to recognize that men are also victims of patriarchy, and too many people let their trauma and anger take the wheel.

Men are also advised Against uplifting their guy friends and instead told to constantly measure themselves up to their accomplishments and milestones. You can't just Be A Guy and have folks be happy with your job or marriage. Guys expect you to be Don Draper.

There actually is a Male Loneliness Epidemic and it runs a lot deeper than just Dudes Aren't Getting Laid Enough. Engaging with that fact is hard because it requires folks to recognize that men are also victims of patriarchy, and too many people let their trauma and anger take the wheel.

We know that a lot of men are socialized to suppress complex emotions and have a lot of outdated/dangerous views of dating and gender roles forced on them from a young age, but also have to remember that guys are encouraged to see each other as competition, and that makes facing one's demons Hard.

1) BESM 3.0 2) D&D 3.5E 3) Savage Worlds 4) Iron Kingdoms 5) Dungeon World

I saw "You Can See Everything" tonight and it was great, and my favourite part was when Billy Evans admitted he was a Charlie Kirk fan and everyone in the theatre let out a collective retch of disgust.

Post a character who does not deserve the level of hate that they get.

This poor bastard just wanted to live with his stepsister in relative peace, but no, he has to get adopted by the JJKverse's answer to Son Goku and raised to fight trauma demons for the rest of his life, all while packing the magical equivalent to a MOAB that every evildoer is salivating over.

Post a character who does not deserve the level of hate that they get.

I can't tell if it's just ragebaiters riling up fans or people with zero media literacy skills who just wanted Megumi Fushiguro to be Sasuke 2.0, but the "Fraudgumi lol" crowd bothers me.

I'mma need you to get the rights to the Imaro books, next. I've been hunting around for Trail of Bohu and The Naaman War forever.