finally an optimistic yet moving piece on the male loneliness epidemic, which imo has largely been ignored.

worthwhile (long) read about this dude ranch retreat that combines the cowboy lifestyle with empathy training for men to learn applied emotional intelligence.

thoughts?

gq.com/story/confident-man-ranch-profile

/ted | exploring the onchain frontier | surfing @ venice, ca | eating @ gjusta / gjelina

Honestly teared up at some parts. 

In a way it’s “You’re Kenough” branded so it can actually break through to men that would never watch the Barbie movie.

The confident man shtick probably feels cringe to online + younger people, but I think it’s unironic modernist presentation is perfect for…

weird internet kid. helping Creators with /seemore. yapping on /okbanger. curating in /creators and /cameron. dev + veteran + HBS. 
seemore.tv/cameron 🫡

This slaps

“Expecting men to be emotionally intelligent in their relationships,” she writes, “is like expecting people to know how to do a butterfly backstroke when they’ve been instructed to never get wet.”

It’s exactly how I’d describe the challenge most men from my upbringing and military service

Down to do a co-stream about this something for sure 🫡

Thanks for sharing

The generation of men who’s value structure and worldview was fully trained their entire lives by society for a planet that doesn’t exist anymore. 

It’s not an excuse for behaviors, but it’s absolutely a logical reason for a huge chunk of now demonized behaviors in guys. 

Also…