Respectfully, this is probably just an age thing, because zoomers always have a new meme of the week, spanning from the esoteric to the viral

The opposite of toxic masculinity is not "eating whatever shit the world throws at you because you want the world to think you're good and gentle and safe"

And I think that's kinda the choice the culture has largely given them.

We can do better by them. We have to.

The ideal answer is obviously getting people to sink less of themselves in the internet, but I think we can all agree that's simply not going to happen.

Knowing that, we've got to give young people (men in particular, since they're the most radicalized *and* dangerous) better role models.

Both men and women need to rise above it and actively reject the otherization of each other by focusing more on the wonderful ppl of both genders around them instead of the random guy/gal that said some horrible thing for likes

Honestly, I don't fully blame them. Evolution has primed our subconscious to see women as things to be coveted and men as possible threats. It's just that social media now provides an echo chamber that makes that latent tension palpable and seems to be escalating it into some kind of gender war

23M: Most of my closest friends are women, for some reason its just easier for me to get along with them

Yes, the constant half-joking vibe that (straight) men at large are shitty, evil people to be wary of pervades female socialization. Esp leftys

Not to say men are innocent little lambs either

I'd say so, seems to have more liquidity in general, I think. Since it's so much easier to fund and feels less sketch