{"id":52,"date":"2026-04-25T23:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T23:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anthropora.com\/?p=52"},"modified":"2026-04-25T23:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T23:29:14","slug":"the-crisis-in-young-men-is-being-ignored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anthropora.com\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"The Crisis in Young Men is Being Ignored"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Crisis in Young Men is Being Ignored\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B257Ppi129k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This video, created by <em>ColdFusion<\/em>, explores crisis facing young men in Western society, who are falling behind in education, employment, and social connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For as long as society has existed, it&#8217;s always been a given that men had an advantage by simply just being male. But in the past 5 years, things have changed. These days many young men find themselves falling behind in many ways. In this episode we explore why this is happening and what some solutions could be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key themes discussed include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Education Gap:<\/strong> Boys are failing behind girls across the education system (3:14). Two-thirds of top academic performers are girls, while two-thirds of those at the bottom are boys (3:21-3:32). 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