I keep seeing posts mentioning this phenomenon more and more often.

For instance:

More and more men are being sucked into parts of the internet that circulate misogynist content, leaving their families to deal with the wreckage

‘Andrew Tate phenomena’ surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher

Like, why? Why now? Why even? I really wish I had a time machine where I could go to the future and ask them what the general reasons were for this social development. But I feel like I’m looking for the specific thorn on a cactus that popped my balloon.

  • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
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    4 hours ago

    Social medias thrive on engagement, and controversial content is king of engagement.

    So social medias companies push content like Andrew Tate and co because it makes them money and they don’t care about anything else.

    Young people are impressionable, and they get pushed that crap over and over.

    If everyday of your life you get told that women are just baby factories, you will eventually start to believe it, some sooner than others.