🌎 Discussion: Society and Politics

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Not surprised all of the worst states to live in are all Red States.

They don't care about people there. Not poor ones anyhow.

 

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Why these high school boys care about ‘healthy masculinity’ | CNN

Some high school boys are starting to talk about gender, sex and more at “masculinity clubs” designed to allow them to open up and grow up to be good men.

amp.cnn.com

 

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Living paycheck to paycheck is more common than you think, and it isn't always bad

As it turns out, living \

www.usatoday.com

 

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I know more check to check people than those who actually save their money.

 

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Life expectancy in U.S. could stall by 2050, physicians warn

Rising rates of obesity and drug use deaths are forecast to contribute to future life expectancy

www.independent.co.uk

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Can AI Jesus Absolve Your Sins?

A Swiss Catholic church installed an AI Jesus in a confessional booth. It won't do much for your eternal soul.

gizmodo.com

Gwen Stefani Is Now Promoting A Catholic Prayer App

Remember when she used to be cool?

www.pajiba.com

Pay to pray. Time to add microtransactions to this grift.

 

[squeekness]

I doubt Jesus would approve.

 

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In my home town, I see teenage boys being pulled towards Andrew Tate and the ‘manosphere’ | Taj Ali

With inequality and insecurity growing, young men are vulnerable, but in Luton the community is showing them a real alternative, says writer Taj Ali

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Young Men Are Pouring Money Into Risky Assets Like Crypto and Meme Stocks​

Stock markets have hit a series of new highs in 2024, but a disproportionate number of young men are betting heavily on more unpredictable assets. Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Hamilton joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss new research showing that men’s attitudes toward masculinity are a predictor of whether they own risky investments like crypto or meme stocks.

https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/your-money-matters/young-men-are-pouring-money-into-risky-assets-like-crypto-and-meme-stocks/641E8099-AD5E-4FC3-93BD-1CF6DE0D94E7

Participating in and being duped by scams is the new masculinity according to terminally online men.

The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is The Apotheosis Of Bag Culture | Defector

I can’t ease you into this one, so: Haliey Welch, colloquially known as the “Hawk Tuah girl,” launched a bespoke cryptocurrency token called HAWK last Wednesday, the same day she told Fortune it was “not just a cash grab” and her manager cut off a question in the same interview about its...

defector.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Why don’t straight men read novels?

Men often read non-fiction books in the name of self-improvement – but many are reluctant to pick up works of fiction

www.dazeddigital.com

We're Doing ‘Men Don’t Read Books' Discourse Again. Here's What We're Missing

The self-improvement-obsessed grindset bros who can't spare the bandwidth to pick up a novel are the people who need literature the most.

www.gq.com

Opinion | The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone

What happens if half the population is no longer involved in reading and writing?

www.nytimes.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Michael Phelps is pleading with men to go to therapy

"Try it once, please."

fortune.com

One area that he feels needs more attention is men’s mental health. Just 40% of American men with a mental illness received mental health care services in the past year, compared to 52% of women, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Moreover, men are nearly four times more likely to die by suicide than women, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

And Phelps thinks the biggest barrier to men getting help for their mental health is the stigma around vulnerability.

“Vulnerability is such a scary word for a lot of people,” Phelps says.

 

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While I suspected it was that bad, it's sad to have it confirmed.

 

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White US neighborhoods have more EPA air quality monitors, study finds

Disproportionate placement of devices leaves communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NCAA head warns of the dark side of college sports gambling

Prop bets that allow wagers on individual athletes’ performances have led to a dramatic spike in online and in-person threats against college sports players, the head of the NCAA testified on Tuesday.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

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NCAA head warns of the dark side of college sports gambling

Prop bets that allow wagers on individual athletes’ performances have led to a dramatic spike in online and in-person threats against college sports players, the head of the NCAA testified on Tuesday.

www.scrippsnews.com

I'm not crazy about betting to begin with but I suppose there's no real stopping it.

 

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How our years of endless war produced a heartless nation

After 20-plus years of waging the "War on Terror," Americans just voted to bring it to the home front

www.salon.com

 

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What happens when you cut off MAGA Mom and Dad?

Left-leaning young adults are backing away from their Trump-loving parents — and mainstream media is sad

www.salon.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I interviewed 11 incels - this is what I learned

One I chatted with joined the inceldom at just 12.

metro.co.uk

Sydney Sweeney Silences Her Body-Shamers In An Epic Way

The “Euphoria” star’s clap back comes after her recent bikini photos drew attention.

www.huffpost.com

 

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Gen Z’s politics are hard to categorize – and a harbinger of a new political order | Ross Barkan

The great clashes to come will be less between left and right than between those inside and outside a dying establishment

www.theguardian.com

 

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Young people’s shrinking attention spans are nothing to worry about. Here’s why | Marion Thain

Distractions long predated today’s fast-moving online world. Young people may well be discovering new ways of paying attention, says culture and technology professor Marion Thain

www.theguardian.com

 

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âWe need dramatic social and technological changesâ: is societal collapse inevitable?

Academic Danilo BrozoviÄ says studies of failed civilisations all point in one direction â todayâs society needs radical transformation to survive

www.theguardian.com