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The Monks in the Casino

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A brief theory of young men, "the loneliness crisis," and life in the 21st century

The Monks in the Casino A brief theory of young men, "the loneliness crisis," and life in the 21st century Derek Thompson Nov 11, 2025 2,061 47 401 Share “Saint Jerome in His Study,” Albrecht Dürer German 1514 I. Spishak and Kyle I want to tell you about two young men. First, there is “Spishak,” the online pseudonym of a 28-year-old living at his parents’ home in Los Angeles. Spishak considers himself a pornosexual, which is exactly what it sounds like. He is a virgin whose carnal relations involve thousands of videos and no carbon-based life forms. As the journalist Daniel Kolitz describes in

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