Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) is a professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern School of Business and a serial entrepreneur. Scott has founded nine companies and served on the boards of The New York Times Company, Urban Outfitters, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Panera Bread, and Ledger.
His latest book is Notes on Being a Man, and I deeply believe in Scott’s mission and messages with this book. We are sitting on a tinderbox and need to address the elephant in the room: young men need help.
In high school, I won the lottery by chancing upon one coach whose influence saved me from the fates of many of my male friends: jail, overdoses, DUI deaths, and more. Ever since, I’ve searched for ways that we might nudge young men towards optimism and better lives. Left unaddressed, the potential for violence and societal disaster is also high. Testosterone and aggression will go somewhere, so best to channel it.
I’m hoping Scott’s book will act as a virtual mentor for young men who are feeling lost, stuck, angry, or despondent about the future.
But what am I so worried about? Here are just a few stats from Scott’s book and appearances:
- Men are dropping out of college at higher rates, leading to a graduation ratio of roughly 33:66 (men:women).
- The percentage of young men aged 20 to 24 who are neither in school nor working has tripled since 1980.
- 45 percent of men ages 18 to 25 have never approached a woman in person.
- Between 2008 and 2018, the share of men who hadn’t had sex in the last year rose from 8% to 28%.
- On dating apps like Tinder, the top 10% of men (in attractiveness) receive 80–90% of all swipe-rights.
- This dating imbalance contributes to increased susceptibility to misogynistic or extremist content online.
- Men are twice as likely to be suspended from school for the same infraction as girls (behavior-adjusted).
- Boys in single-parent households perform worse, while girls’ outcomes remain relatively stable.
- Men are 3× more likely to overdose.
- Men are 4× more likely to commit suicide.
- Men are 12× more likely to be incarcerated.
I asked Scott if I could reprint “The Scott Method” from his new book, and he and his publisher kindly agreed. It does a good job of highlighting the no-BS tough love + practical tactical combo that makes Scott who he is.
Enter Scott . . .
When friends ask if I’ll mentor their sons, I always say yes. We focus on four things—fitness, nutrition, money, work. Master these and they’ll be in a place to start exploring relationships.
It’s worth repeating: many men think they have to be a mix of Aristotle, Gandalf, and Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid to mentor a younger person. That’s horseshit. The questions I get asked are easy, and a cat could give the advice I do.
I ask questions as mundane as: When’s the last time you ate a real meal? What do you eat and drink during an average day? Red Bull, Cheetos, sativa gummies? How do you think those might affect your body and brain? So . . . you work in retail, and/or you earn four hundred bucks a week at Chipotle? How much of that goes to online sports betting? A hundred dollars a week? That means you’re spending a quarter of your income on gambling. How are your relationships? Are you dating? What’s your relationship with your parents like? What about your relationship with yourself? What’s your story? Do you have a plan, a blueprint, a map? If not, let’s come up with one. You can adjust it, swap it out in six months or a year—nonetheless, you need one. Do you want to apply to junior college? Skip college, enter the workforce? Move out of your childhood bedroom and start having sex with strange women? First you need to make some money.
Young men have a single source of capital: time. Where to find it? On their phones. By tracking their activities, we reallocate those hours to more productive places.
I’m eternally amazed by the number of college-age kids who live at home and who are convinced their parents are the enemy. Yes, your parents can be tone-deaf, uncool, a source of frustration, but give me a fucking break—they’re not trying to undermine you or wreck your life. Unless home is a hellscape, and they’re abusing you, assume everything they do comes from a good place. Don’t want to obey house rules? Then stop taking your parents’ money and find a fifth-floor walk-up. Accepting their support means taking their advice.
Next, we unlock their phones. Not so I can judge them or be absolute—I watch porn and spend too much time on TikTok, too. By analyzing screen time, we free up eight to twelve hours a week. From now on, they’ll agree to spend thirty minutes a day, not two hours, on TikTok. Two hours a week watching porn are reduced to forty-five minutes, and six-plus hours spent on Reddit, Discord, Coinbase, Robinhood, are distilled to two.
Many young men don’t take advantage of their muscle mass, bone structure, and testosterone to get physically strong. From now on, they’ll work out three, later four, times a week—we download an app to track progress. The goal is to start small and build up.
Get to Work . . .
These days, anyone with a phone and a driver’s license can make money driving for Lyft or doing chores on Taskrabbit. If you want to make money, you first need to start earning some via a part-time job. A nice thing about making money is that you start developing a taste for it—think Dracula and blood. Money, you realize, is fun and interesting, and making it is a good feeling. Why not see if you can make more? If you work at CVS, do you have the skills and organization to get a job at Whole Foods and earn even more money?
Along with fitness and work, I also ask young men to place themselves in an unfamiliar situation in the company of strangers three times a week in the agency of something bigger—a writing or cooking class, a nonprofit, church, a sports league. The only rule is that within the month, they have to introduce themselves to everyone there. Starting with hello, then asking a stranger out for coffee. The other person might say no. The next day, they have to call and tell me how they feel. It might hurt, but guess what? They’re not mortally wounded, or bankrupt, they’re still standing, and that’s everything. Now do it again until they start developing a callus. The more nos they get, the more they can calibrate what works and doesn’t. The key, the skill, the talent, the mastery, the ninja artisanship no one teaches, is that the greatest, most specific skill a young man can develop is his willingness to endure rejection.
The above works for most young men—others need more of a sounding board. It’s freakishly easy to add value to a young man’s life. One young man in his twenties told me he planned to move from Washington, DC, to Alaska. Not sure why—I think he saw a special on the Discovery Channel once.
SCOTT: Do you have a job in Alaska?
YOUNG MAN: No.
SCOTT: Friends? Relatives? Any support system?
YOUNG MAN: No, it’ll be a fresh start. Wait, I forgot to tell you—my mom was just diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
SCOTT: Parkinson’s?
YOUNG MAN: I think that’s what the doctor said.
SCOTT: Why are you being such an idiot right now? Don’t quit your job in DC, you’re making a hundred grand a year!
YOUNG MAN: Oh, okay, good point.
SCOTT: Also, it sounds like your mom is really sick. I’ll bet she needs you. Is this really the right time to move?
YOUNG MAN: Hadn’t thought of that. Probably not.
SCOTT: Here’s some more advice. Bank enough money so you have six months of cushion. Take a week off, fly to Alaska, and see if you like it—you might really hate the place. Also, if I were you, I’d get a job there first, before you move. Also, your mom needs you.
YOUNG MAN: Wow. I didn’t think of any of this. Thanks, Scott.
A lovely colleague once asked if I’d be willing to mentor her son, a college sophomore, pre-med. Dan was feeling low because he’d torn his Achilles tendon playing football and was out for the season.
SCOTT: Are you on the fast-track to playing in the NFL?
DAN: [laughs hysterically]
SCOTT: In that case, everything’ll work out. How’s college overall?
DAN: Really good. I’m having second thoughts about med school, though.
SCOTT: Stick it out another year. The world won’t end if you quit and do something else.
DAN: Okay.
Dan was fine, I told his mom. The Achilles injury was a setback, but college was good, he had strong relationships, went to church, and was in regular touch with family members. As a successful professional, his mom expected him to follow a certain groove, and right now her son wasn’t grooving—so what? Parents across the United States would pray for problems like these.
Finally, I remind young men to cut themselves slack and stop being so hard on themselves. Reminded daily of their own perceived physical and financial shortcomings in a numbing, dumbing, deep-pocketed digital ecosystem designed to make them feel like screwups and cultural outsiders while simultaneously persuading them they can have a viable social and work life on their phones—while other voices online whisper that the world is against them thanks to women, trans athletes, and immigrants—their judgment and sense of reality take a beating. Adolescence is hard, the twenties harder, as one’s potential begins narrowing, more is at stake, perspective is limited, and any/all career decisions feel dispositive (see above, limited perspective).
One high school senior I met got rejected by his parent’s alma mater. It devastated him. I told him he would still go to college, that there are a hundred great schools in America that double as the best hundred schools in the world. He would get into one, move into a dorm, drink too much beer, hang out with his friends, meet and have sex with women, test his limits, and have a thoroughly amazing time. In five years, when he and I caught up, the only thing he’d be upset about would be how upset he once was.
S-C-A-F-A
My anger and depression issues started when I was in my thirties, probably passed down from my dad. I’ve never been clinically diagnosed for depression, never taken an SSRI. In my thirties, though, I began developing grudges against myself and others. I had a hard time moving past things, would get triggered by something trivial, could feel my blood thickening, and I’d feel hollow and down. I still have trouble getting past things, and periods when I feel nothing—my average daily mood doesn’t always sync with my privilege and blessings.
It’s not one issue or trigger that makes me anxious, it’s more about me. The nerve fibers of the spinal ganglia penetrate our guts, where they identify pain, pressure, and more. What makes me go dark is less a function of a bad phone call or a shitty investment decision than my own brain and body chemistry. Once, I was on the phone with my sister when she remarked I always seemed pissed off about something. “I have to be honest,” she said. “You have less right to be angry and upset than anyone I know. I mean, look at your life.”
She was right, though I’m still a long way from mastering happiness. These days, I pick up the warning signs more easily that I need to pay more attention to myself. If I haven’t exercised, the intensity and frustration that builds up in my body and brain are displaced. I get snappish, monosyllabic, and self-absorbed. I start role-playing aggressive situations in my head that never happened, like a face-off with a coworker, a cab driver, or an unfriendly barista. These simulations are verbal, never physical. The biggest giveaway is I start thinking about the Holocaust.
I realized certain behavioral changes could help snap me out of it. I came up with the terrible mnemonic SCAFA, short for Sweat, Clean eating, Abstinence, Family, and Affection—my five pharmaceuticals.
Sweat and exercise are good for resetting my system. They’re the closest thing we humans have to a cheap, indiscriminately available youth serum—and they make me a nicer person, too. Clean eating means I try to eat home-cooked food versus gorging on trans fats or too many over-seasoned restaurant meals. Abstinence means no alcohol and weed—a short ban against whatever hits my pleasure sensors. Finally, I spend time with my family, even if my sons are being awful and demanding, absorbing as much affection as possible from them, my wife, and our dogs. Love my dogs.
Note: If you feel low, go back to the basics: Sweat, Clean Eating, Abstinence, Family, and Affection. Take care of your brain and body and the rest will follow.
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From Notes on Being a Man by Scott Galloway, published by Simon & Schuster. ©2025 Scott Galloway. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.
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Scott has won multiple Webby and Best Podcast awards, and his New York Times–bestselling books have been translated into 28 languages. Across his Prof G Pod, Prof G Markets, Raging Moderates, and Pivot podcasts; his No Mercy / No Malice newsletter; and his YouTube channel, Scott reaches millions. His prior bestselling books include The Four, The Algebra of Happiness, Post Corona, Adrift: America in 100 Charts, and The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Financial Security.
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I really respect Scott. I’m having trouble finding a mentor of my own, in any stripe. This is a good post.
This. And don’t forget about sleep hygiene. Get up around the same time everyday (easier if you have something to get up for, like a job), adjust your environment (light, sounds, temp), and don’t eat a stack of NY cheesecake pancakes right before bed like I did more than a few times in college because they had the highest calorie per dollar ratio at IHOP 🤦♂️.
key. Have you read “Why We Sleep”, fascinating.
When is Scott gonna be on the podcast? 🙂
Excellent work, Scott and Tim. Just pre-ordered Notes on Being a Man. You have both helped me keep digging when in a dark place. As a 37 year old dude in the belly of the midlife beast, Scott’s videos on ‘the algebra of happiness’ have repeatedly given me long-term optimism.
Staggeringly crucial advice. Sadly I don’t think people are ready to hear it.
I hope I am wrong!
As the Hagakure puts it:
This is such an important piece of work from Scott and it’s great that you are sharing it Tim.
Like it or not, you and Scott are role models for so many people which is critical for a normal functioning society.
I hope young men can heed the lessons provided, young women can see the good in those that are trying and that the world can be a kinder, gentler and more understanding place.
Full of basic yet profound wisdom. Thanks Scott and to Tim for highlighting it. I’m now 68 years old with some business history behind me and took it upon myself to mentor a young 29yo man on the Autism spectrum who’s making a really big effort to be openly engaged in society, something he’s found tough to do in the past. Earlier today I texted him and asked if he wanted to have a chat, our first in a couple of weeks, and he jumped at the chance. We spoke about his part time job, the people he works with who have entrusted him with responsibilities, allow him to start early before everyone else so he can finish earlier, and generally show their confidence and trust in him. My prompts were to draw out of him how he felt, what he was getting out of it, and he spoke like a young man on a mission! It was an easy conversation, which his Mum joined in on half way through. Mentoring can be straightforward if we just listen, open the door and let our hearts do the talking, as MLK used to say. I believe it works. Reading this article reinforced that, and for that I’m thankful.
This article is well-written and feels very real.
Men’s issues have always existed — it’s just that the digital age has amplified them.
I agree with Scott’s point about “building a solid foundation first” — fitness, financial stability, and taking action. These aren’t moral slogans; they’re the most practical countermeasures in real life.
But I think the deeper problem is this: our society has lost the spaces where men can actually grow.
In the past, there were the military, apprenticeship systems, construction sites, sports teams — places where men could challenge each other and find a sense of value.
Now all of that has been replaced by phones, algorithms, and isolated lifestyles.
A person who’s never been tested by real-world resistance struggles to find a proper outlet for his energy.
They’re not lazy — they’re directionless.
That energy, which could’ve been used to build something, instead turns into anxiety, nihilism, or hate.
What makes Scott’s approach effective is that he talks about a sense of order —
helping men rebuild a world with boundaries and attainable goals,
instead of trapping them in a “loser mindset.”
A true mentor doesn’t hand out answers; he helps someone face reality again.
“Our society has lost the spaces where men can actually grow” – Society is always made up of people, so the question is, which people can make spaces where men can grow? My husband is a building contractor and high school basketball coach. We’ve had a lot of conversations about the lack of effort and interest from young men, and I suggested that the people who are in the positions of authority (coaches, business owners) have to change the way they incentivise. What would make a 17-year-old boy choose open gym over video games or scrolling? Adults have to be able to adapt their “offers” to become more attractive than low-effort activities that our calorie-greedy brains love. These places still exist, so what are the barriers to participation?
“45 percent of men ages 18 to 25 have never approached a woman in person.”
Poor plonkers [British for dumb fucking idiot], mind what is the ratio of those in co-edu schools, my kids’ high school time was full of joint socials, and neither had a problem, but they were also a ‘pigeon pair’ as siblings too.
What were their mothers thinking…
But a ‘nice’ solution to the ‘overpopulation’ problem, and more women for the rest of us. And maybe with the ‘man-up’ tough love will work with added effects from ‘by example’.
And I can’t really believe this is a problem, even as a Brit based in the Middle East…
Yeah, Other Tim, it is sad to venture onto a campus and watch most of the guys huddle in little cliques away from the good-looking gals. It is like they are in grade school or something. Sending them off to old-style boot camp might recharge their testosterone.
If you limit your contacts to just the women you thing are good looking you clearly aren’t seeing them as real people which is the root of the problem. Get to know as many people of the opposite sex as you possibly can.
My two grandsons aged 14 and 13 asked me how to talk to girls (I’m 75 so that surprised me!) I told them to just talk to girls about normal things they have in common and not just girls they want as girlfriends. They need to get to know girls as people, not just as potential girlfriends. I told them about how the three serious boyfriends I had including my husband were all guys I knew as friends first. Being able to laugh together is huge. I first connected with my high school honey after I accidentally massacred the frog he and I were dissecting in biology. He was really shy but his laughing at me was how we first connected.
When I was young if we were interested in someone boys would get out their friends to put out feelers to see if the girl was interested. That takes away the awkwardness of “cold calling/asking” and for the other person to say no if they aren’t interested.
Tim and Scott are smart people and good ones to get business advice from. But I would never send my own son to get life advice from them.
I read the article simply because it came recommended from Tim but Scott never fails to disappoint me.
Man tends to associate financial success with having life figured out. (Who wants life advice from Elon Musk?) While I admire you both in many respects, I don’t envy your life.
“ Finally, I spend time with my family, even if my sons are being awful and demanding, *absorbing* as much affection as possible from them, my wife, and our dogs. *Love my dogs.* “ Scott talks a good talk, but he doesn’t get it.
I disagree with you. I’ve followed Scott for several years. He was raised as the son of immigrants, life was not easy. He struggled in college, but had others who cared about him take time to encourage him. He got lucky investing when Apple, Netflix sticks were $7 a share. He has worked hard for everything he has. His message, I understand, is that it’s much harder to be financially successful today vs the Gen-x or Baby Boomer. Money doesn’t buy happiness but it certainly helps with the cost of raising a family.
Abstinence should stand for porn too ALWAYS, I can’t believe no sex was mentioned as part of the problem here. Not talking to women is a problem, the attitude and entitlement regarding sex is as well. But not having sex is not a problem per se. This is so misogony coded. Also, women are not contributing to mens loneliness with their expectations. This article was at times painting a victim, where there is none.
I am 75 and having sex early in a relationship was not something most boys or girls were looking for. It allowed us to go really slowly — holding hands for the first time, the first kiss, etc. were really special. We had plenty of time to get to know each other before moving to more intimate acts and it was acceptable to not “go all the way”. From what my adult kids and nieces and nephews have told me the pressure to have sex ASAP was the reason most of them didn’t date in high school, unlike my generation. My niece (now 50) dumped her prom date right before the dance. She admitted to me that she dumped him because knew she was expected to have sex with him even though it was their first date and told me she didn’t know what was wrong with her. She was going to an all girls Catholic high school! I reassured her she was the one doing the right thing, that it was the kids who were having sex with virtual strangers who were making an mistake and that she would know when it was right for her. She has been happily married for 25 years.
The media portrays one night stands as perfectly normal, even admirable. which makes young people who don’t want that think they are not normal if they don’t. That pressure was starting way back in the late 60s with the “free love” movement. Luckily I was in college and able to push back but several of my friends were messed up by going along even though it felt wrong. They were convinced they were defective for wanting to be seen as a full person before getting intimate.
Thanks for sharing this. I follow SG and appreciate his focus on this topic. I’ve just started Joshua Wilson’s The Man for the Moment, which based on what I’ve read so far, I recommend.
Be great if you took a look and amplified it in your newsletter. (I’m not related nor do I get anything from that suggestion. This topic has been important to me and remains so).
Thanks for sharing this Tim, as the father of two boys (a 14 year old and 12 year old) I am entering a critical time where I am able to influence them as they grow into men. Looking forward to reading this. Your podcast and 5 bullet Fridays continue to be a wealth of information and I am very grateful for the time and effort you put into it.
Exceptional post. Being Scott’s age and reflecting back on what turned my life in a positive direction, it started with weightlifting. The confidence it produced allowed me to take on the next challenges that in my mind were sure to end in failure. But this new found confidence made the risk of failure seem worth it.
In today’s world, with phones as a constant distraction, to passively watch the world rather than being a part of it is a massive issue.
But I’m confident that the work of Scott and others can help turn this problem into a positive.
My 25 year old grandson lifts weight but it doesn’t make him any more comfortable talking to girls. He spends all his time with his friends working out or with his teammates. He used to spend more time with girls when he was in band but he dropped out. Not manly enough.
Been following both of you for a while ,and this is the collab we needed. I started following Scott for his entrepreneurship advice but stayed for his humour.
One thing to point out is that its not only young men that are suffering – I think it is a broader issue where men in their 30s and 40s feel the same way. In some ways, there is more of a defeatist view for these men because you are supposed to have your shit together by that time, and if you don’t, you are a loser as you don’t have that much time left. I hope these conversations eventually get to a point where we are able to embed meaning across all men’s lives that doesn’t fixate around women.
This is spot on! We are starting a non-profit organization around the high-school baseball program in our community and targeting the same behaviors. Boys need physical activity and tasks. The other things fall in line. We are in the start-up stages, focused on fundraising and organizational building – but the results are looking very promising.
PS – my sons name is Fonzi LFG
Join the military. Any branch. Both men and women.
Great article. I do mentoring myself, via Big Brothers & a few other regional nonprofits. All for at risk teen males. Doing this since the 90s. Wish I could say their lives had better outcomes but they were clearly at risk. Did what I could. Spent many dozens of hours with all of them. They were fine with me but when they hit 17, not much more I could do. They start carving their own path.
I’m a HS teacher and coach. I worry about my boys everyday, with the prevalent influences of porn, weed and gambling at their fingertips. Thanks for recommending this book and for everything you do!
Even with frustration in my 20s and 30s, I eating clean and fitness has always been a saving grace. Thank gawd, I never had the Internet until my late 30 or a cell phone until later.
Now in my 60s, I have taken business and (my favorite) acupuncture diploma courses. I could not believe how passive most of the young males were. In colleges full of bright, good-looking women. Even in the pubs, the guy’s and gals sit desperately.
I partially blame the colleges with all of their fear mongering about men, alcohol and online dates.
Even my daughter’s high school has a poster claiming that 6 out of 10 women feel unsafe in gyms. When I asked the principal where she got that statistic she had no answer.
An excellent recommendation, really happy to see you use your platform to spread these concepts.
Pre ordered on audible.
Thanks for being a bright light.
Scott and Tim, you guys are like my best friends, I listened and learned so much from you and your podcasts guests. Keep up the great work, it’s special. Best greetings from you biggest fan in Poland !
Finally a perspective on struggling men that does not blame women. Bravo.
All of us men need to take accountability and help ourselves and the next generation be better than ours.
Thank you, Scott and Tim, for sending out into the world ‘common sense’ that regrettably – seems rare or at risk of criticism/cancelling. As a former elementary teacher in multiple countries in Asia, South America and North America – as a sister, a wife, daughter and aunt – I too worry about how the boys will grow up to become partners, colleagues, citizens and family members to the girls of the world. This is an issue we need to solve together, culturally, in the workplace, in the community, in the classroom… I’m grateful that there are voices like yours out there that have the influence to be read/listened to and acted upon to make a difference.
Thank you for making a difference – thank you for adding value to the world – and for giving those who need it, a roadmap to optimism and success. Too often the gloom doesn’t paint the simple solutions as you do here.
To those who read – have the courage to pass along this wisdom to those open to listening. Scott and Tim take the first steps, along with their editors, family and publishers – and then the baton falls to us all as readers and thought-partners out in the world.
All ships rise.. !
This is one of the best articles I read on this topic in a long time.
Well done to both of you!
Keep spreading right knowledge to direct young men towards simple and not always easy path of self development and self improvement.
Great post Tim (and Scott), this gave me some great practical reflection-food for the latest season of SAD I’m loving through right now. I’ve embraced the gym as the most potent antidepressant, but the other elements of SCAFA are worth paying attention to.
I’m a 22 year old male, let me tell you about my experience.
I just graduated from a top 15 college with a degree in Business Information Systems magna cum laude, and I feel lucky to beat the 33:66 M/F odds.
I’m not working right now due to the job market. I want to work and have been applying to jobs. I am using Tim’s advice of swimming against the grain to find methods to be more effective like Young professional events and Networking. Any help would be appreciated
I have approached a woman before in person, I’m comfortable doing this at parties and social events and uncomfortable at bars or out and about (working on improving this).
I am not part of the 28 percent, but have had droughts.
I am not in the top 10% of Tinder men, however being in that group is a poor indicator of success with women, as when I go out to social events I do just fine. It is not impossible to get with women when you are part of the 90% but I worry people my age believe so
Algorithms have definitely targeted me with this kinds of content, and I fell victim to it when I was younger. I am glad to say I wised up to it and do not let hate lead my actions
Was gifted to be in a married parent household.
I know people who have overdosed, My friend committed suicide, no incarceration. Its sad, I think it is due to lack of hope of a better future.
one of my favorite tiktoks of all time is someone saying: “i dont feel good” and someone else fact-cut asking:
“did you drink enough water today?” – “nope”
“did you exercise?” – “nope”
“did you eat real food?” – “nope”
“have you talked to anyone else?” – “no”
“did you go outside?” – “no”
so on and so on
it’s funny how i’ll go through a period of feeling down and literally one good night’s sleep and a morning workout of any kind completely reset my trajectory
a more drastic change i made earlier this year was quitting my consulting job to start a business as my own “personal MBA” (shoutout 4-hour workweek) — currently in the pilot / product-market-fit exploration stage
it’s called Ethical Eaters App if any fellow Ferriss fans wanna get involved
Damn, guys — it’s 2025. Women don’t bite, but they don’t want to be objectified.
So, the takeaway from that is: if you want to be successful with women, don’t objectify them. No matter how hot they are. We’re all humans, after all.
I taught Middle School for 34 years. I have seen the shift in girl/boy achievement. Mr. Galloway mentioned men and violence. If we take a look of ” American values”. the US has always been very violent. The : Wild West”. Today most of our money goes to the Pentagon, weapons wars. We worship the military. We brag about our arsenal. Our heroes are the soldiers, police…. the guns. Not the doctors, the artists. Americans are embedded with weapons, violence…. How can we be surprised that men think that violence and masculinity go together. I grew up far from the US and I have never understood that American love affair with wars , weapons…….
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really an interesting article
How does one go about introducing this topic to their 25 year old? It sounds like him exactly but he does not discuss any of it with mom or dad. I’m worried sick that he might not be able to matriculate into society after he graduates from law school this May. I do not want to embarrass him by suggesting a mentor. Not to mention he most likely would not do it any way. Any suggestions?
Very nicely put – I was hooked until the end!
Some of the statistics Scott cites are problematic.
– The much-bandied about claim that “45% of men 18–25 have never approached a woman” is poor science. It’s not from a peer reviewed journal. It’s from a non-representative, self-selected sample. (https://t.co/ovyXXGQFNg).
– The “10% of men get 80-90% of the swipes on dating apps” is highly influenced by dating app design. When the algorithms amplify high-performing profiles, this is the result. Other studies have produced more equitable results by tweaking the design.
– The claim that “Between 2008 and 2018, the share of men who hadn’t had sex in the last year rose from 8% to 28%” is misleading. The “8% in 2008” figure is not supported by the peer‑reviewed data. What we can say is that between the early 2000s and 2016-2018, the share of men aged 18-24 reporting no sexual activity in the past year rose from roughly 19% to about 31%.
Those are just the claims I checked.
If you purchase his book, flip to the back to check his citations. They’re mostly links to websites, not peer-reviewed articles.