These teens are getting roped into neo-fascism in absence of Marxist guidance showing them what the “matrix” actually represents. Vulnerable young men are getting told that yes, corporations are oppressing them, and yes, the US government is a puppet of the rich - but the solution being presented to them is to become an exploiter themselves rather than any form of class solidarity or dialectical materialism. I really feel like this “escape the matrix” rhetoric is the kind of thing we can capitalise on instead of just standing idly by as young men have their very real grievances with modern life twisted into something wholly unhealthy

There really needs to be some solid communist dating advice for these young men, other than "just be yourself" and "be a good person" kind of stuff. Like real, concrete steps on how a guy can be diverted from the incel/pua/tate path. Tbh a lot of the pua advice is common sense stuff (try to groom yourself well, don't be afraid to put yourself out there, etc.).

I remember there were some good comments in a thread somewhere here (I'm pretty sure it was on c/menby but I can't seem to find it)

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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    2 years ago

    He didn't do the wording very well, but I like Hank Green's take in advising sexually frustrated geek guys and geek girls to pursue each other, and remember how much of the opposite gender is commonly written off.

    I agree with you, and frankly, if you could keep a good gender balance in an organization that sought out lonely people, all you'd need to do is provide opportunities to socialize, and help them break down the cross-gender hostility; 90% of them would be able to find each other just fine.

    There's almost no one at all on this green earth that is non-dateable.