Pissing in the wind - by Kaya Oakes - Residuum

On Gen X men and failure

The men are not alright, and the men have not been alright for a very long time. But right now? The Gen X men are very much not alright. (this newsletter has mentions of suicide, addiction, and mental health… just FYI) image via the Gen X Reddit In a very funny and well-written review of Senator Josh Hawley’s new book, Manhood (more on that title and the author in a minute), Rebecca Rothfeld of the Washington Post provides us with an absolute banger of a lede: For practically as long as men have existed, they have been in crisis. Everything, it seems, threatens them with obsolescence. As…

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