Chapter
Meeting People in Real Life
21:05 - 36:37 (15:31)
Meeting people through hobbies or organizations near where you live can be more random and not mediated through dating apps. Making yourself interesting by reading books, having hobbies, and being good with your friends and family makes you attractive, and it's beneficial to live in closer-knit communities rather than a society where people are isolated and lonely.
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The fragmentation of modern society often leads to isolation and fear, which benefits businesses that profit from online orders and exacerbates feelings of loneliness and atomization.
21:05 - 25:46 (04:41)
Summary
The fragmentation of modern society often leads to isolation and fear, which benefits businesses that profit from online orders and exacerbates feelings of loneliness and atomization. Open discussions, listening, and understanding are necessary to address issues of resentment between men and women and to move forward constructively.
ChapterMeeting People in Real Life
Episode#429 - Nina Power - The Crisis Of Modern Masculinity
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker discusses how personal responsibility involves taking care of oneself and others, and the need to step away from cultural influences to focus on real-life relationships.
25:46 - 30:48 (05:01)
Summary
The speaker discusses how personal responsibility involves taking care of oneself and others, and the need to step away from cultural influences to focus on real-life relationships. He highlights the impact of the opioid crisis on poor white working-class men and the infantilizing effects of consumer culture on both men and women.
ChapterMeeting People in Real Life
Episode#429 - Nina Power - The Crisis Of Modern Masculinity
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker suggests that meeting people in person through shared activities, hobbies, and organizations is a better way of finding a partner than using dating apps or online platforms.
30:48 - 36:37 (05:48)
Summary
The speaker suggests that meeting people in person through shared activities, hobbies, and organizations is a better way of finding a partner than using dating apps or online platforms. He believes that being interesting, having hobbies, and being good with friends and family are attractive qualities in a potential partner.