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[–] Waldelfe@feddit.org 6 points 4 days ago

I don't think noone else is offering solutions. The problem is that the other solutions are harder to implement or take more time and effort. "Women are at fault and you need to hit the gym." I can fix that in half a day, just get mad at women and fill out an online application for a gym membership in my area. The solutions of the manosphere are easily solved with capitalism: just buy product abc and pay to train your body.

Meanwhile, the real solutions are much harder: build a community. Find people in your area for a hobby, commit to regular meetings. Get to know people, manage disagreements, have uncomfortable conversations, invest time in others until you've slowly built a group of people around you that trust each other and are open about their feelings. Communitybuilding takes a long time. Compared to that, the manosphere's solutions are quick and easy and you can already get yourself started at home.