The Seduction of Victim Masculinity (with Luke Adler)
In this episode, Luke and I explore the complex narratives surrounding masculinity, particularly the idea of victimhood among men. We dig into the cultural reflections of masculinity, the evolution of men’s roles, and the importance of shadow work in reclaiming agency and responsibility from the oh so alluring victim masculinity being sold these days.
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Fantastic take. I really appreciate the point that “it’s just easier to get emotionally angry… and that it’s difficult to take a pause and ask how am I contributing to this dynamic.” I think the dual challenge for men is on one side not wanting to examine like you all pointed out… but also wow we men have been poorly trained for years -there is a real failure in our world as men that we have to own as men raising other men and creating men that need or expect to be taken care of… by others. It’s a real challenge. A real call to do the deeper work – love that… “to find the uninspired part in ourselves”!!! Really enjoyed listening to this. Great work guys. Also love the intro and video. How do you bring more men in? Triggering guys is so effective. It’s a real questions I’ve pondered. I noticed I listened to this out of all the other podcasts because of “victim” maybe that’s it. Deep guys like you intentionally getting guys attention by calling them up into “don’t be a victim” use the same red pill call signs but guiding men into a more developmental program like evolutionary.men – great episode guys