Manosphere
The Right Wing Manosphere is a network of websites, podcasts, and social media accounts that promote a hierarchical, anti-feminist, anti-liberal viewpoint targeted towards young and impressionable teenage men. Some are ideologues, some are canceled minor celebrities that have been scorned by the mainstream media, some are pick-up artists, some are social media celebrities that have discovered the rich monetization opportunities of bootlicking. They are collectively one of the most corrosive influences on the politics and morality of the next generation.
They start with good advice like "clean up your room and get in shape" before leading viewers into a right-wing rabbit hole of conspiracy, misogyny, racism, authoritarianism, and grift.
When researching the videos that are linked to this wiki, certain topics would be almost exclusively populated by manosphere-related videos when you search for them, or a mix of Jordan Peterson and Evangelicals who contribute significantly to manosphere philosophy. This was especially the case with subjects like belief systems, the search for meaning, life choices, sex, and a lot of things that impressionable young men seeking an online mentor might search for. Disheartening, to say the least.
The issue is that most secular and progressive people are inherently resistant to any established belief system due to the fact that once you establish one it becomes dogma. And once you have dogma you have hierarchy, resistance to change, and the truth leaves you behind. This is understandable, but it puts them at quite a disadvantage when it comes to appealing to those who are seeking out a belief system and don't really want to have to figure everything out for themselves.
metaculture avoids this issue by putting science and the scientific method at the core of that dogma.
Only when you have a coherent belief system that you can put forth as an alternative to the one being advocated by the manosphere will their influence in modern culture start to wane. Fixing the systemic issues that stack the deck against young men will also help.
Closing the Gender Gap in Ideology
The gender gap in education has led to a similar gap in ideology, where women are increasingly university educated and progressive, while fewer men are getting the same level of education and tend to be more conservative as a result.
The metaculture wiki offers a possible solution to the gender ideology gap by providing young men without university educations with a resource to learn all of the ideas, philosophies, and values that women are being taught, so that they can be more successful when going on dates with progressive women.
Men who spend too much time in masculine spaces on the internet tend to pick up all kinds of perspectives and ideas that women find repugnant. Misogyny is the most obvious one. Racism and other prejudices don't tend to land well either. Not having any moral convictions is a turn-off. And it helps to be generally knowledgeable about the world, to appear to have some intellectual curiosity, and not come off sounding like a dumbass.
It is entirely possible to use YouTube to make yourself smart, worldly, empathetic, and interesting. You can also become an insane misogynist prick spreading racist conspiracy theories and complaining that women don't want to be tradwives. You can find wisdom and love, or hate and loneliness. Don't let the algorithm make that choice for you.
Though this podcast starts out with some dubious pronatalism, at about the 60 minute mark they start to have one of the most insightful conversations about the gap in education and ideology between men and women and how that impacts our ability to tolerate each other enough to date successfully, find love, and create children.
Manosphere Media
The 4-part series on the history of the manosphere from Jamie Loftus is an entertaining, in-depth dive into its origins, influences, and subcultures. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Scott Galloway is one of the men making a real effort to address the crisis of masculinity without leaning into toxicity and grift. This interview with Sean Illing talks about the issues men face in modern society and what we can do to help. Are Men Okay? Scott Galloway on the Gray Area
The men of today lack strong male role models like the lumberjack.