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How to Fix a Culture of Emasculated Men - Scott Galloway

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Addressing Men's Struggle: Navigating Societal Narratives and Defining Aspirational Masculinity

Discover why current discussions surrounding young men's challenges inadvertently sideline their needs and explore the essential attributes men must cultivate for societal and personal success.

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  • Understand how the "soft bigotry of male expectations" leads to praising female competencies while implicitly devaluing equivalent male traits.
  • Recognize the profound negative consequences when young men lack male role models, leading to increased depression and incarceration risk.
  • Learn the four core variables men should actively solve for: Provider, Protector, Procreator, and demonstrating Surplus Value.
  • See why political sensitivity often results in ignoring the demographic group (young men) falling fastest on critical social metrics.

This discussion breaks down the current landscape where solutions for young men feel politically untraceable. Scott Galloway argues that while progressives acknowledge the crisis, their proposed solutions often mandate men act "less masculine," which is inherently unproductive. The path forward requires embracing aspirational masculinity linked to contribution, relationship guardrails, and recognizing innate male/female biological and psychological predispositions.

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Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Scott Galloway is a professor of marketing at the New York University Stern School of Business, a public speaker, entrepreneur and an author. Why are so many young men struggling today? In a world that often focuses on the oppression of others, it’s easy to forget that men are part of that story too. What’s actually being done to address men’s challenges, and how can both society and men themselves help turn things around? Expect to learn why men struggling is actually affecting women too, why the left haven't recognised the problems men face and deal with, what is broken in manhood for the current generation, the 4 variables every man should be solving for, the one stat the keep Scott up at night about the state of young men, what boys lose when men don’t have a father figure, the best kind of risks that build men, what healthy masculinity actually looks like and much more… - 0:00 Why are We Inserting Women into Men’s Issues? 15:03 The Quiet Return of Soft Bigotry 25:47 Are Progressives Finally Ready to Talk About Men’s Issues? 33:23 Are Men More Emotionally Fragile Than Women? 44:41 How #MeToo Movement Rewired Male Behaviour Around Women 55:16 Why Male Friendships are So Hard to Build 01:03:23 What is Broken in Modern Manhood? 01:11:56 Why Women Seek a Provider and Protector 01:22:01 How Sex Motivates Men 01:31:06 Kindness is a Man’s Secret Weapon - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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@ChrisWillx 2025-10-30

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Here’s the timestamps: 0:00 Why are We Inserting Women into Men’s Issues? 15:03 The Quiet Return of Soft Bigotry 25:47 Are Progressives Finally Ready to Talk About Men’s Issues? 33:23 Are Men More Emotionally Fragile Than Women? 44:41 How #MeToo Movement Rewired Male Behaviour Around Women 55:16 Why Male Friendships are So Hard to Build 01:03:23 What is Broken in Modern Manhood? 01:11:56 Why Women Seek a Provider and Protector 01:22:01 How Sex Motivates Men 01:31:06 Kindness is a Man’s Secret Weapon

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@ClarkSell 2025-11-18

As a man, we need to start supporting one another publicly and stop hiding.

85 7 replies
@BabyfaceDiego 2025-11-06

I can attest as a man, life gets easier when you realize life is hard. It’s not encouraging but I can say just keep pushing. Life courses will push you to grow and change

178 8 replies
@syzyphyz 2025-11-19

I love how Chris brings up how absurd it is we always have to frame men's issues by prostrating ourselves to women's issues of the past, and Scott continues to do just that.

261 12 replies
@STEOKEO 2025-10-31

I need to find a woman who loves me as much as Scott Galloway loves Scott Galloway.

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@UDPride 2025-11-02

I love Scott, but I dont think he ever attended my HS. The most popular people were definitely the most good looking, most wealthy, and most athletic. Many of them were complete a-holes but it didnt matter because their other resources could overcome terrible personalities.

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@rocklobster5225 2025-10-30

Good luck on your health journey, Chris. We’re pulling for you

156 3 replies
@WestleyWilliams-j6x 2025-11-19

Can we all just appreciate Chris’s subtle humor for a second? 😂

33 1 replies
@northierthanthou 2025-11-05

The most important thing about this 4-decade hate movement is that we protect the feelings of the people who authored it, promoted it, built careers out of it, and are working 24/7 to stomp out the tiniest bit of pushback.

167 5 replies
@philbridges3033 2025-10-31

Can we finally acknowledge that we are living on land stolen from the dinosaurs?

591 15 replies

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