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","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtVsWVVoLXeNKx7KfXCqt.png?v=1764958615\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Why are young men angry? \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/161407830\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe anger of young men that has become a problem for all of us\u003cbr\u003e Dissecting the root cause\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom violence and murder against women, to online bullying, misogyny and xenophobia, to terrorism directed at unspecified numbers of people.\u003cbr\u003e The anger of young men that threatens our society is a problem not only in South Korea but also the entire world.\u003cbr\u003e Most people treat these men as inferior, losers, and immature half-brothers.\u003cbr\u003e They say that they are trying to regain lost male power and act out the harmful aspects of masculinity by falling into the false belief that strong men should dominate women.\u003cbr\u003e But the author, a sociologist who has studied male communities, says this perception is wrong.\u003cbr\u003e There is some truth and deeper structural causes to the anger and resentment felt by young men. \u003cbr\u003eIn the face of deepening economic inequality, a neoliberal order that emphasizes hard work and self-improvement while blaming failure on the individual, young men who are still forced to conform to traditional masculinity for dating and marriage are lost.\u003cbr\u003e The author understands their struggles, but draws the line at men's misidentification of women and feminism as enemies to vent their anger against, calling it a misguided identification.\u003cbr\u003e So how can our society address this structural problem that's fueling the gender war? How should we treat and embrace young men? This book proposes a better solution, not bans or bans.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 1: A Young Man Becomes a Social Bomb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Make men great again?\u003cbr\u003e Men are not inherently harmful\u003cbr\u003e creepily ordinary men \u003cbr\u003eCreating a space to vent anger\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the Bad Boy Discourse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The Marginalized Young Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is the man's situation really that bad?\u003cbr\u003e The Promise and Betrayal of Masculinity\u003cbr\u003e Betrayed by sex\u003cbr\u003e A love story that ends in disappointment\u003cbr\u003e It's a failure from the genes.\u003cbr\u003e Swallow the Red Pill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 3 We are oppressed!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Men as wounded subjects\u003cbr\u003e Identity Politics and Wounds\u003cbr\u003e Resentment on the loss of masculinity\u003cbr\u003e The New Culture War\u003cbr\u003e The government attacks men\u003cbr\u003e Games men can't win (and maybe don't want to win)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: A Community of Manly Men\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A man seeking friends and belonging\u003cbr\u003e The myth of hard work and self-improvement\u003cbr\u003e Physical strength is national power\u003cbr\u003e Escape into consumerism\u003cbr\u003e Network with fake faces\u003cbr\u003e Betrayal of Self-Development\u003cbr\u003e Illusory community\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Nihilism and Violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Masculinity and Nihilism in the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003e Anger, radical nihilism, and violence against women\u003cbr\u003e sadness, passive nihilism, suicide\u003cbr\u003e Limits of discontent\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Confronting Online Men's Communities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The harm of comfort\u003cbr\u003e A misogynistic response to capitalist problems\u003cbr\u003e A community where you are the problem because you are overly immersed\u003cbr\u003e What are we going to do?\u003cbr\u003e Banning or exile cannot solve the problem.\u003cbr\u003e Get to the heart of the matter\u003cbr\u003e Connect with your followers and fight misogyny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 7: What Young Men Really Want\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Again, creepily ordinary men\u003cbr\u003e The Power of Anger and the Birth of the Far Right\u003cbr\u003e What young men want, and what they should want\u003cbr\u003e summation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviation List\u003cbr\u003e List of pictures\u003cbr\u003e main\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Search\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5942\/MidCate005\/594141924.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Reducing the cause of the problem to a single factor, toxic masculinity, is simply an attempt to provide an overly simplistic solution to a complex and far-reaching social problem. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a result of overlooking the fact that how men perceive their masculinity can vary depending on the time, space, historical context, and regional specificities (Waling, 2019a).\u003cbr\u003e It is obviously unreasonable to attribute all male-related problems to masculinity alone, as masculinity itself is not the same everywhere and at all times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Chapter 1: Young Men Become Social Bombs\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The real problem is not that the mission of masculinity has been weakened.\u003cbr\u003e The question is what will take its place.\u003cbr\u003e Nowadays, not only men, but virtually all of us embrace 'ornamental culture'.\u003cbr\u003e This culture is fundamentally reshaping the way we view and live in life and society (Faludi, 1999). \u003cbr\u003eDecorative culture refers to a culture that encourages people to live only as decorative beings or consumers without performing any functional role in the public sphere (Faludi, 1999: 35).\u003cbr\u003e In this culture, people are increasingly distancing themselves from various community activities such as politics, churches, labor unions, and social organizations.\u003cbr\u003e Because these areas are no longer considered socially or personally useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Despite these various problems, Redpill has a strong emotional pull that draws men into the manosphere community.\u003cbr\u003e Redpill helps men understand their problems within a coherent framework and, furthermore, recognize the manosphere as the only space where they can resolve them. \u003cbr\u003eThis is especially important given that men often lack the ability or will to question the very capitalist economic system that is the root of all their discontent.\u003cbr\u003e The manosphere offers them a way to understand what it means to be a man in modern society.\u003cbr\u003e Redpill provides a kind of 'outlet' for men.\u003cbr\u003e The explanation is that the difficulties they experience in romantic relationships or sexual relationships are not their own fault, but rather are due to the inherent flaws of being a woman.\u003cbr\u003e This explanation may come across as a message of salvation to some men.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Chapter 2: Marginalized Young Men\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The manosphere engages in culture wars across a variety of fields, but perhaps the most common areas of debate are those surrounding domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape. \u003cbr\u003eThis debate becomes even more intense when the discussion expands to include “toxic femininity,” which is linked to “toxic masculinity.”\u003cbr\u003e The first men's rights movement arose from complaints that feminists unfairly labeled men as rapists and domestic abusers (Coston and Kimmel, 2013).\u003cbr\u003e Even today, men still harbor such anger, and the manosphere holds a firm belief that women are overrepresented in false accusations of sexual assault and rape.\u003cbr\u003e This belief is particularly strong in the Miktau community, where the frequent false accusations made by women are cited as one of the main reasons why men should not engage with women.\u003cbr\u003e One of the most popular posts on the Miktau community features a video of a Korean mixed martial arts fighter who claims he distanced himself from women after being falsely accused of sexual harassment. \u003cbr\u003e--- From \"Chapter 3 We Are Oppressed!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is why I call the manosphere a space of cruel optimism.\u003cbr\u003e The manosphere tells men:\u003cbr\u003e If you follow the rules and dedicate yourself to self-improvement, your life will get better.\u003cbr\u003e But that promise is never kept.\u003cbr\u003e Rather, it is an illusion and in many cases makes the situation worse.\u003cbr\u003e Yet, men cannot let go of this promise.\u003cbr\u003e It's because of the expectation that if you just try a little harder, become a little more masculine, and get to the next level, things will get better soon.\u003cbr\u003e Something that is always hoped for, but never comes true.\u003cbr\u003e This is how cruel optimism works.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Chapter 4: The Manly Community of Men\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A disappointed and wounded man expresses deep despair and confusion about the state of the world and his life within it.\u003cbr\u003e This kind of nihilism also overlaps with ressentiment. \u003cbr\u003eSome men in the manosphere believe that the rise of feminism and the resulting changes in the state have shattered traditional value systems, rendering the world a meaningless place.\u003cbr\u003e Others question whether values ​​even exist in the first place and see their lives as an insoluble problem.\u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, this nihilism manifests itself in extreme ways, such as anger, despair, depression, and suicidal impulses.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Chapter 5 Nihilism and Violence\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The core of alternative narratives is to build a shared understanding of the world together.\u003cbr\u003e This begins by acknowledging the ‘core of truth’ inherent in men’s complaints (Barzegar et al., 2016).\u003cbr\u003e This is an attitude that accepts that the man truly felt those feelings, even if one does not agree with the complaint (Kimmel, 2018). \u003cbr\u003eThe alternative narrative then explores where these feelings come from, what social structures have caused the problem, and what solutions are possible.\u003cbr\u003e This entire process is based on empathy and understanding.\u003cbr\u003e Rather than condemning those drawn to manosphere ideology, we must begin by understanding where their concerns come from.\u003cbr\u003e On top of that, the alternative narrative presents a positive narrative of social values, openness, and democracy, showing people another path they can take.\u003cbr\u003e --- From \"Chapter 6: Confronting Online Men's Communities\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This insight is important, but I want to go one step further.\u003cbr\u003e Men's dissatisfaction is not limited to gender issues.\u003cbr\u003e It is deeply connected to their entire lives. \u003cbr\u003eA lot has changed for men (and for all of us) over the past few decades, many of which have made things significantly worse for men.\u003cbr\u003e I don't see this as simply a backlash against their fall from high positions of power.\u003cbr\u003e Working-class and middle-class men in the West have rarely enjoyed much power compared to the upper classes to begin with, and now even less so.\u003cbr\u003e The bigger problem is that even the illusion of reaching the promised land of a better life has disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e As I have emphasized several times before, this is not just a male reality.\u003cbr\u003e Over the past few decades, countless people's dreams of a better life have been shattered.\u003cbr\u003e The rich got richer and the poor got poorer. \u003cbr\u003eWe take these complaints seriously when they come from a specific group in society, but when men raise similar issues, we usually dismiss them as excessive entitlement or ignore them.\u003cbr\u003e In this context, it's no surprise that communities that acknowledge men's feelings and provide a clear and coherent narrative about why these problems are occurring hold such a powerful appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- From \"Chapter 7 What Young Men Really Want\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThreaten and terrorize the world!\u003cbr\u003e The Jokers of Our Time Who Must Make Men Great Again\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe film \"Joker,\" which depicts Arthur Fleck, a man who has suffered from every misfortune a person can experience, including extreme poverty, lack of welfare, abandonment by his parents, neglect at work, and the absence of a loved one, transforming into the Joker, the greatest villain in comics, caused a huge controversy at the time of its release for glorifying male violence.\u003cbr\u003e Thanks to that, Arthur Fleck in the movie became more than just a character; he became a symbolic figure.\u003cbr\u003e He is the patron saint of incels (involuntary celibates).\u003cbr\u003e Incels are a specific group of people who believe that they are genetically unattractive and therefore do not have good looks and are therefore destined to fail in relationships and marriages with women.\u003cbr\u003e They isolate themselves and, beyond interacting online with those who share their struggles, vent their intensified, unchecked anger toward society and women. \u003cbr\u003eIn the United States and Europe, as mass shootings and misogynistic murders committed by incels have become social issues, academic papers and reports are being published to address incel men seriously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Incels believed the movie Joker showed them empathy and support.\u003cbr\u003e Arthur Fleck, who became the Joker, is a representative of marginalized men.\u003cbr\u003e He is using violence, social unrest and riots to voice his resistance against the denial and destruction of masculinity in our society.\u003cbr\u003e That is why progressives and conservatives clashed so fiercely over the film.\u003cbr\u003e The progressive camp ignored the complex causes that led to the creation of the Joker and attributed the problem solely to Arthur's personal evil tendencies.\u003cbr\u003e Although the conservative camp raised social structural issues, they also viewed Arthur Fleck as a bad person born with bad qualities and emphasized individual effort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthor Simon James Copeland breaks away from this simple good-versus-evil narrative by studying \"young male rage\" and the violence they commit.\u003cbr\u003e Why are they angry? Why do they direct that anger at women? Why are young men drawn to far-right ideologies that insist on restoring masculinity and that violence is inevitable for achieving it? By exploring these core questions, the author refutes the \"toxic masculinity theory,\" which argues that masculinity is inherently divided into healthy and unhealthy aspects, and that today's problems are the result of the manifestation of unhealthy masculinity—violence, misogyny, dominance, and the pursuit of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is because, as some people claim, even ordinary men, rather than being socially disadvantaged losers or born misogynists, feel aggrieved by reverse discrimination and sympathize with far-right ideologies in their hearts.\u003cbr\u003e “Rather, they are just ordinary, boring individuals, no different from the guy next door.\u003cbr\u003e They, like us, are simply trying to survive and find ways to succeed in their daily lives.\u003cbr\u003e “Eichmann and men, too, are ordinary people seeking to survive in an increasingly burdensome world (albeit in a horrific way).” (p. 31) So where does their anger come from?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIs the man's situation really that bad?\u003cbr\u003e Capitalism and the Crisis of Masculinity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIs the situation really that bad for men? When asked this question, men explain that they are actually being left behind in many areas of society today due to the influence of women and feminism.\u003cbr\u003e Then the people in the opposing camp protest again.\u003cbr\u003e There is nothing women do better than men, except replace the water purifier tank.\u003cbr\u003e The author analyzes various statistics from Western society and diagnoses that a 'crisis of masculinity' has indeed arrived.\u003cbr\u003e Many men score lower on academic tests than women, are less likely to attend college, and have learning disabilities more often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men also attempt suicide more often, die more often at work, and commit crimes and are imprisoned at a disproportionately higher rate.\u003cbr\u003e Men's frustration and anger over this inequality are partially valid, and it is a problem our society needs to address. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, the author believes that even these statistics do not fully explain the problems and sources of anger that men currently face.\u003cbr\u003e Other statistics show that men occupy key positions in society after graduating from college, and the wage gap between men and women clearly exists.\u003cbr\u003e The myth of the 'oppressed and wounded man' requires further exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author explores the structural causes of young men's anger from various angles.\u003cbr\u003e First and most fundamentally, our socioeconomic structure and culture have dismantled traditional ideals of masculinity and manliness.\u003cbr\u003e In the 20th century, our society had a narrative of idealized masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e Men are pioneers, protectors who defeat enemies, supporters of families and unite in brotherhood. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, capitalism in the late 20th century dismantled the traditional concept of work and economic security, and made labor replaceable at any time in the name of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e This change in system shook the very foundations of men's life goals and direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The purpose of life is now money.\u003cbr\u003e The author argues that this fundamental shift created the ideology of 'decorative culture'.\u003cbr\u003e Decorative culture refers to a culture that encourages people to live only as decorative beings and consumers, without performing any functional role in the public sphere.\u003cbr\u003e Masculinity is no longer defined as a pillar responsible for the nation and family, but rather as an individual influencer with youth, looks, charm, money, and ostentatious goods that distinguish him from others. \u003cbr\u003e“Decorative culture has completely erased the social purpose and sense of belonging that the masculine mission once gave men.\u003cbr\u003e “Countless men are now expected to prove their masculinity solely by consuming as much as possible on their own.” (p. 59)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These burdensome demands, which cannot be achieved through effort, have brought frustration and disillusionment to countless men.\u003cbr\u003e Because men are now faced with the reality that their social role is merely that of a consumer, while in concrete reality they are still expected to fulfill the masculine mission of contributing to the nation, protecting women, and supporting the family.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, countless men are confused and unsure of what it means to be a man. \u003cbr\u003eThe sex wars raging online, particularly between men who overreact to the discrimination they face in everyday life and women who insist that such a thing is all they're getting angry about, are rooted in this confusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Insecure men now believe they have lost the meaning of masculinity, and they harbor extreme anger and, to borrow Nietzsche's term, resentment against everything – \"ressentiment.\"\u003cbr\u003e The arrow is pointed at feminism and women.\u003cbr\u003e Men who have a stronger desire for love and sex than anyone else and long for women to love them, but feel they lack the ability or talent to do so, become incels, believing that men and women are innately different.\u003cbr\u003e Women are a race that only desires the best man who has everything, and when they realize this, they give up on love and 'go their own way.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAngry men gather in their own communities, the so-called \"Namcho\" communities, and nurture resentment against women and society for not giving them what they want.\u003cbr\u003e The Namcho community does provide purpose and solace to angry men.\u003cbr\u003e But it is only a cheap comfort.\u003cbr\u003e The messages from the male community reinforce the confirmation bias that they are being discriminated against, and only instill the illusion of self-improvement and effort, that all problems are your fault.\u003cbr\u003e Men who have yet to regain their purpose in life are giving up their own lives through extreme nihilism or committing terrorism, causing great suffering to our society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe myth of hard work and self-improvement\u003cbr\u003e A fake community that provides false comfort\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Men are lonely.\u003cbr\u003e In a world of smartphones and social media, the proportion of face-to-face friendships is decreasing.\u003cbr\u003e This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in men. \u003cbr\u003eIt's not ideological sympathy, but a desire for friendship and community that drives many men to join fraternal communities and far-right organizations.\u003cbr\u003e In such communities, men believe they are healing from the wounds they have received from society and women.\u003cbr\u003e Ironically, in these communities, men are indoctrinated with traditional masculinity to be ahead of others and disciplined, and self-improvement becomes a tool for achieving this.\u003cbr\u003e Dominate others through self-improvement and become a respected and loved man! Examples include the popularity of Jordan Peterson's book \"12 Rules for Life\" and the admiration he receives from younger men, and the proliferation of pick-up artists who teach men a series of techniques to seduce women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author calls this phenomenon “cruel optimism.” \u003cbr\u003eBecause the more you focus on self-improvement, the more isolated you become, and the more you continue to invest time, energy, and hope in activities that actually worsen your situation.\u003cbr\u003e Self-improvement discourse creates a perfect image of masculinity that most men cannot achieve, and therefore almost always ends in failure.\u003cbr\u003e “Self-improvement almost always ends in failure.\u003cbr\u003e This is because of not only resource constraints but also the unrealistic and unattainable expectations that self-development creates.\u003cbr\u003e However, these failures are rarely discussed within the manosphere.\u003cbr\u003e Because failure itself is considered unmasculine.\u003cbr\u003e The moment you admit failure, it becomes a serious threat to your position and identity within the community.\u003cbr\u003e “In the end, failure remains unspoken, hidden, and unexpressed.” (p. 205)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMoreover, the community of young men formed on social media is an illusion that easily disappears.\u003cbr\u003e All content posted on social media platforms is used solely for the company's profitability and platform maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e The author's study of posts in the Namcho community shows that deep relationships do not develop within the community.\u003cbr\u003e Funny memes drown out serious texts, and conversations end with short comments.\u003cbr\u003e The promises made by posts on social media telling young men that life will be better if they follow the rules and focus on self-improvement are not kept.\u003cbr\u003e Young men hope that with just a little more effort, things will get better, but such hopes are never realized.\u003cbr\u003e All that remains is an explosion of anger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat can we do in the face of such immense anger?\u003cbr\u003e Creating alternative narratives, not bans and exclusions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe anger of young men becomes prey to far-right ideology, armed with extreme hatred and violence against outsiders.\u003cbr\u003e Our society has experienced it firsthand.\u003cbr\u003e On January 19, 2025, men dissatisfied with the court stormed the Western District Court, vandalizing court property and threatening people.\u003cbr\u003e We were powerless in the face of this immense rage.\u003cbr\u003e Misogyny-motivated murders are also occurring more frequently than ever.\u003cbr\u003e In the author's native Australia, in April 2024, a man named Joel Couch entered a busy Bondi shopping centre in Sydney and wielded a knife, killing six people and seriously injuring several others, including a young girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Five of the six dead were women, and the only male victim was a security guard who tried to stop it. \u003cbr\u003eAustralia's federal and state governments held emergency meetings to discuss legislation aimed at curbing the extremism of young men and the rise of violence among men, but little has changed.\u003cbr\u003e Because it was nothing more than a temporary measure to hastily isolate such dangerous men.\u003cbr\u003e Measures to isolate men and ban male-dominated communities have led to excessive surveillance of citizens, violations of rights, oppression of minorities, and a ballooning effect for extremist groups.\u003cbr\u003e Blocking doesn't solve the problem; it just shifts the problem elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The defensive strategy against bad men has been the 'counter narrative'.\u003cbr\u003e The counter narrative is 'mirroring', which is the direct reflection of the man's wrong words and actions, and an immediate rebuttal. \u003cbr\u003eThis is a way to counter the claim that the gender wage gap does not exist by presenting evidence that the gap actually exists, or to counter the claim that men are disadvantaged in society by showing that men still hold significant power.\u003cbr\u003e Unfortunately, this kind of counter-narrative is ineffective.\u003cbr\u003e Men don't change their minds.\u003cbr\u003e Rather, it only strengthens hostility.\u003cbr\u003e The author says that what we should pursue is an 'alternative narrative'.\u003cbr\u003e Instead of arguing, encourage men to talk about the real causes of their problems and work together to solve them.\u003cbr\u003e Alternative narratives are very difficult, but they start by acknowledging that men feel that way, even if we don't agree with their anger. \u003cbr\u003eIn fact, the research results have proven that when the \"Exit Program\", which aims to rescue boys who have fallen into far-right ideology, is operated with the boys in a confidential and non-judgmental manner, the boys are more likely to leave the far-right group on their own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author strongly argues that men's anger and discontent are not limited to gender issues.\u003cbr\u003e Our society needs to improve their overall lives.\u003cbr\u003e First, we need to change the way men perceive masculinity.\u003cbr\u003e Gender experts should talk to young boys and help them develop positive role models and healthy relationships.\u003cbr\u003e We also need to provide new forms of belonging so as not to force men into male-dominated communities.\u003cbr\u003e The state and local governments must step up to enable people to meet and communicate with many people face-to-face, both online and offline. \u003cbr\u003eThe state has a more difficult obligation: to make institutional and policy efforts to create stable employment and reduce economic uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e It will lay the foundation for a new masculinity that weakens decorative culture and focuses on cooperation, community, and the joy of life. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 7, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352 pages | 476g | 145*215*17mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791166893780\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1166893782 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894488006698,"sku":"123459","price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/08373ca4d5f88f9d08742cab2c1452f5.jpg?v=1765435089","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/123459","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}