The old manosphere was great for comparing notes on what was going on. But the old red pill sites are mostly gone and have been replaced by a great deal of astro turf. Lately, I have noticed people aren't very friendly in public anymore. Asked around to some of the locals and they have told me no one goes out. Have to search to find people.
Also, I was talking with a younger dude who spends his summers going up to Alaska to work. I have known guys who have done that but didn't realize there was an extensive network of guys who do it. From what I gather a good chunk of these guys don't have wives or girlfriends, most are in their twenties but not all. The guy in question is tall, good looking, a very hard worker and a very nice guy. He made it sound like he didn't expect to get a girlfriend anytime soon, and didn't really expect to meet one. I have also known military guys who basically just dropped out of society and traveled. Also nice dudes. And then there was all the gym bros who dropped out after the Tiktok gals started harassing people at the local gyms.
How many young guys have just dropped out of society? I mean, all the dudes I cited are fit, good looking dudes. Just gone. It's hard to tell with the red pill videos as a good chunk of those guys are salesman selling their product, but how bad is it really now? Especially post covid. How many men just dropped out altogether? I'm getting the impression from this anecdotal evidence that it's getting worse, as there is always guys who drop out... But the majority didn't used to be dudes in their prime who were fit and good looking.
I think you're correct about political stuff limiting people's social circles. The purity testing and antagonistic nature of social media culture also drives people apart.
Being good looking is important for sure. Status is important too. But I think mostly men are afraid of even trying anymore. They are afraid of being rejected and so they hide away and defer to women for guidance and judgement. Also porn really undercuts the male drive to find a sexual partner.
The fear is a least a little justified because thanks to feminism women seem to be ruder in general when they reject, or you run the risk of being accused of sexual harassment. If you are in college or the workplace, this is pretty much a death sentence for a man.
There's also that if you are an average or ugly guy and get rejected over and over again with no real success beyond one date for a girl, eventually that guy will say, "Why bother?" and could be working on personal improvement... or playing video games.
I understand men's frustrations, I share the view modern women are pretty trash. But any man who jerks off to porn knows it's wasting away their energy. It's pitiful and it sets you up for failure with real women.
Men need to encourage and help each other get away from porn, not languish in it. Porn is actively making you worse. It is not your friend. You are addicted and porn is a big reason why men stay single. It's numbing your pain for a moment, warping your view of sex for the worse, and weakens your resolve and ambition.
Without porn men would accomplish things but with porn men can trick their brain into thinking they are having sex and thereby destroy the motivation to actually have the real thing.
No woman worth a damn, and they do exist and are out there, will tolerate a porn addict. No man can rely on his friends if they are too busy blowing loads to computer screens and resting in their filth. No son wants to have a dad beating off to egirls and whores.
Tbh I don't really care about your opinion on this. I've heard the same crap on all the mgtow channels for years. And when I go look them back up it's still the same crap and they whine about women constantly. If you go mgtow fine, but mostly it's just whining about how hard it is to meet women. Ya we know.