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Right now there is a loneliness epidemic throughout the world. More and more people aren't entering relationships. Gen Z men are having significant trouble dating while there are some economic factors in the mix. From my own view and experiences combined with what I've read most Gen Z men are lack the social and communication skills to even enter a relationship. This has and in the future will lead to extreme issues. There's already been a marked rise in hostility towards women by young men (think Andrew Tate and his ilk) that's likely born out of this frustration. I would definitely say there's been a rise in gender hostility ever since the pandemic.

Back in the 50s there was arranged marriages. All a person had to do was just show but now that's gone because it was an unequal system and I think society missed its chance to establish something much healthier and better in its wake. Now we have people that are unable to connect with each other. We just toss people blindly into the mess that is human interaction and relationships and no one knows what to do anymore. We could be have the most fulfilling relationships humans have ever had. Think of the amount of people who would of never have entered abusive relationships had there been someone around them that showed them what love exactly is.

The way we teach is so heavily focused on teaching people how to be worker drones that we forget the human part of the person. This is why a lot of people who do extreme well in school and college fare so poorly in relationships and have higher rates of depression. We are the most educated and advanced in human history, we know psychology, we can teach this shit rather than tossing people blindly into the meat grinder.

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[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seriously go out to a bar, a music festival, volunteer, hell get drunk

As a non-drinker I find it interesting that 2 out of these 3 things require the use of a drug. (Yes I know, you can order water at bars, but I doubt that was the point of that statement.)

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Okay first of all, how many activities am I holding up?

Seriously go out to a bar, a music festival, volunteer, hell get drunk

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have to have alcohol to go to a bar?

[–] Baizey@feddit.dk 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically not, but it would feel a bit like a 'socially taboo' to not drink

Idk I'd at least put it as slightly awkward, like going to a bowling alley and not bowl, sure you can be social, but it's weird to not join in

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Think you need to get out more. Few people bat an eye if you don't drink alcohol in a bar. Lots go for the music alone is it is a live band. It just some wings after work.

[–] Baizey@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

Never said anyone would confront you about it. I'm also with you, live music is different, but that's not something I have seen much at bars where I'm from