Dan Harris
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I worry about that. You know, it's interesting. My own life, you know, I look at the culture and I see many examples of toxic masculinity. I don't love that phrase because I do feel like it has been weaponized a little bit to... make men feel bad about being men. So I think it's accurate. There is for sure a version of masculinity that is quite toxic.
I worry about that. You know, it's interesting. My own life, you know, I look at the culture and I see many examples of toxic masculinity. I don't love that phrase because I do feel like it has been weaponized a little bit to... make men feel bad about being men. So I think it's accurate. There is for sure a version of masculinity that is quite toxic.
So it's technically an accurate term, but sometimes there's something about the dialogue that has, I think, made it harder to reach men because we've somehow sent the signal either explicitly or implicitly that you're wrong or bad for just having a penis. And so I do want to just...
So it's technically an accurate term, but sometimes there's something about the dialogue that has, I think, made it harder to reach men because we've somehow sent the signal either explicitly or implicitly that you're wrong or bad for just having a penis. And so I do want to just...
signal that I'm not trying to be overly, and this is another word that I worry about using, but overly woke here when I talk about toxic masculinity. I do see many, many avatars of unhealthy masculinity in the culture, the Tates, for example. But in my own life, I don't know if you guys know Strauss Zelnick, the very successful businessman. Sorry, were you going to say something?
signal that I'm not trying to be overly, and this is another word that I worry about using, but overly woke here when I talk about toxic masculinity. I do see many, many avatars of unhealthy masculinity in the culture, the Tates, for example. But in my own life, I don't know if you guys know Strauss Zelnick, the very successful businessman. Sorry, were you going to say something?
OK, so you and I are connected by one degree of separation. Strauss is a very good friend of mine for about a decade. And I've been recently doing his work. He work out. He's the guy's almost 68. He's in incredible shape for any age. And he works out every day. He's got this thing called the program. And a lot of young men are in the program. And I go once in a while. And. meeting young men.
OK, so you and I are connected by one degree of separation. Strauss is a very good friend of mine for about a decade. And I've been recently doing his work. He work out. He's the guy's almost 68. He's in incredible shape for any age. And he works out every day. He's got this thing called the program. And a lot of young men are in the program. And I go once in a while. And. meeting young men.
And these are like finance bros.
And these are like finance bros.
You know, Strauss is not overly like a finger wagging about like eating cookies. He eats cookies. He eats more just like get get active, which I think is another, you know, get physically active. I think this is another great piece of advice for young men because it does put you in contact with other other people if you're doing it, you know, in a in a group setting.
You know, Strauss is not overly like a finger wagging about like eating cookies. He eats cookies. He eats more just like get get active, which I think is another, you know, get physically active. I think this is another great piece of advice for young men because it does put you in contact with other other people if you're doing it, you know, in a in a group setting.
And it also is great for your mental health. But having said that, through the program, I've met a lot of young finance bros, guys who, when I was growing up, would have had a massive amount of casual misogyny just baked into their everyday conversation. And the young men I'm meeting are much more sensitive. And that may... you know, sensitive in a good way.
And it also is great for your mental health. But having said that, through the program, I've met a lot of young finance bros, guys who, when I was growing up, would have had a massive amount of casual misogyny just baked into their everyday conversation. And the young men I'm meeting are much more sensitive. And that may... you know, sensitive in a good way.
They're just they're really earnest and and interested in talking about improving their own mental health. And and that may just be speak to the type of people that Strauss attracts. But it's interesting to me because I do look at the culture and I see to your question, Anthony, that that there are these great examples of how to do masculinity poorly.
They're just they're really earnest and and interested in talking about improving their own mental health. And and that may just be speak to the type of people that Strauss attracts. But it's interesting to me because I do look at the culture and I see to your question, Anthony, that that there are these great examples of how to do masculinity poorly.
And then just in moving through the world, I see young men who are much less casually misogynistic than the world that I grew up in. And frankly, I hate to say this, that I participated in.
And then just in moving through the world, I see young men who are much less casually misogynistic than the world that I grew up in. And frankly, I hate to say this, that I participated in.