"Career prospects" in this case means that men want to feel like they’re of use to society. The issue is only tied to capitalism in the sense that the current capitalist environment doesn’t offer many of them meaningful work. I’m not sure what alternative to capitalism you imagine would solve that problem - without also giving men those same career prospects they’re currently lacking. Taking care of and providing for the tribe is what we're hardcoded to get meaning from.

[–] pahlimur@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I've seen so many men just suck at doing adult stuff in my life and career. It's not a problem of men not having the opportunity to show value, it's more that they expect to have value without providing anything. So if you feel useless, it's more of a you problem that current media allows you to blame other people for.

Capitalism is causing some of these issues. The core issue is men expecting the world to hand them a sense of value.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Sounds like bootstrap talk to me.

In an ideal world, yes, men and women would be handed a sense of value from society.

[–] pahlimur@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I thought about this for a while and nuance is missing from my argument. I was thinking of a specific few men who were basically human garbage. Like talked down to women and treated them like objects, and also sucked ass at their jobs.

It's fine to think society should give everyone a sense of value. I disagree on the everyone part.

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