>many of us are raised to be self-reliant, independent, reserved and undaunted I think this greatly depends on your environment. A lot of the guys I know had n

>many of us are raised to be self-reliant, independent, reserved and undaunted I think this greatly depends on your environment. A lot of the guys I know had nothing of this in their upbringing. I think there overwhelmingly lots of guys today that are emotionally dependent on others, very outward on personal matters and opinions, and easily riled into emotion. Less than ever there's the expectation of the strong, stoic, leadership figure. The one way I would say you're accurate is that societally and financially speaking, being a young man is harder than ever. There are no safety nets, which hasn't historically been a problem due to high labor demand that no longer exists.