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

cc would love honest opinions and reactions from @cameron, @hyper, @farcasteradmin.eth, @july and @nonlinear.eth — men i admire for their honesty and thoughtfulness (and, often, cheekiness).

ChatGPT summary below since it is a long article.

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cc would love honest opinions and reactions from @cameron, @hyper, @warpcastadmin.eth, @july and @nonlinear.eth — men i admire for their honesty and thoughtfulness (and, often, cheekiness).

ChatGPT summary below since it is a long article.

toxic masculinity must go

any effort to make it go faster is justified and for the better

I think this tracks - will read the article too. seeing similar stories in mid-life for friends. many of whom have hit a lot of the conventional metrics of "success" but maybe need work in other places

definitely need a positive modern def of "manliness" in the fallout of the discourse around "toxic masculinity"