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American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends.

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Why a growing number of American men say they are in a 'friendship recession'
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  • Sadly, this is also happening in latin american countries. In plenty of countries within Latin America, we followed the US foot steps and built in a way that alienates way too much people.

  • Interesting topic. I've always wanted to do some party work regarding this phenomenon but I haven't yet figured out what. I've always had trouble connecting to other men specifically, mainly because of toxic masculinity I guess, which I feel like must be a big part of the problem here.

    • A big part of the problem is that alienation is at the core of a capitalist society. Capitalism actively discourages people from simply handing out together, and enjoying life. You're always supposed to be hustling or consuming, all your relationships have to be transactional, and so on. So, toxicity kind of just falls out from people growing up in this fucked up dehumanizing system.

      I think creating events where people can just hang out and chat with each other could be a good start. It doesn't have to be about anything in particular. Just sort of meet the neighbours or meet the community type thing. People need a bit of help in order to start being better to each other.

      • Also, there’s an ideal of having “freedom/control” over your time. Along with misaligned schedules from constantly working, the idea of being able to do whatever you want in your free time further messes with people’s ability to form relationships.

  • Friendship recession

    I hate the casual attempt to make people think in capitalist economic terms about literally everything so fucking much. My roommate is like this, she uses the word "profit" to refer to any good thing whatsoever, including nice social interactions. The language of The Market has been screwed into her personality like a bone graft, it's disgusting.

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