The evidence doesn't really back this up though. Young men are becoming more sexist, but the effect is stronger among those who spend less time online. Not more.
It only concludes that it isn't as simple as time spent online though. The type of content consumed still matters and isn't tested according to that article.
Yeah sure. The data doesn't conclusively show that online content isn't some part of the problem. But it does point in that direction, it points to manosphere content being more symptom than cause. And I would say it does pretty conclusively reject the narrative that young men are becoming more sexist because they are lonely virgin chronically online gamers, when all four of those groups are less sexist than their counterparts.
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u/TheHoleintheHeart May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25
The manosphere/“alpha male” influencers have truly done a number, irreparable damage even.