Hacker News with Generative AI: Masculinity

The evolution of the Alpha male aesthetic (bloomberg.com)
In the mid-19th century, French poet Charles Baudelaire opined that fashion wasn’t merely ornamental, it was a mirror reflecting the spirit of the age. This continues to be true today. In certain corners of the internet, the ideal man lifts weights, tracks macros and speaks in clipped imperatives. He dresses not for comfort but for the camera, squeezing into compression gear or tightly tailored suits.

Fashion, Masculinity, Culture, Social Media

5 points by throwaway2037 3 days ago | 1 comments

Evolution of the Manosphere Alpha Male Aesthetic (bloomberg.com)

Masculinity, Culture, Social Media, Online Communities

9 points by SLHamlet 4 days ago | 2 comments

The 'masculinity crisis' is a crisis of self-esteem (psyche.co)
The early 21st century is described as a time of crises. Liberal democracy, the US (or global) economy, the environment, masculinity, ageing populations, migration, misinformation and social media use are all supposedly in crisis – amounting to what some have called a global ‘polycrisis’. The reader will be forgiven for being sceptical, then, as I draw on the philosophical literature on recognition theory to introduce one more to the stage.

Masculinity, Psychology, Sociology

10 points by herbertl 60 days ago | 8 comments

Worthwhile Lives for Sensitive Young Men (librarianofcelaeno.substack.com)
I was very grateful for the opportunity to speak with Johann Kurtz and Dave Greene the other day and for the chance to hear their views expounded more directly, as well as to elaborate on my own. Johann Kurtz has offered an afterword and I thought I might do so as well.

Philosophy, Identity, Masculinity, Substack

13 points by janandonly 73 days ago | 4 comments

The Alpha Myth: How captive wolves led us astray (anthonydavidadams.substack.com)
In 1947, at Switzerland's Basel Zoo, animal behaviorist Rudolf Schenkel peered into an enclosure of captive wolves, meticulously documenting their interactions. What he witnessed – aggressive displays of dominance, rigid hierarchies, the emergence of an "alpha" male – would spawn decades of misunderstanding about power, leadership, and masculinity.

Animal Behavior, Science, Biology, Leadership, Masculinity

403 points by ada1981 89 days ago | 353 comments

'A fatal miscalculation': masculinity researcher on why Democrats lost young men (theguardian.com)
In the months leading up to election day, pollsters were fixated on one demographic: young men. This group, often elusive in political data, was showing signs of a notable swing toward Donald Trump and away from the progressive viewpoints of young women.