Life sucks for everyone (men, woman, children, etc.). Most “support” and charity towards those causes has been primarily through material means — merely acting

Life sucks for everyone (men, woman, children, etc.). Most “support” and charity towards those causes has been primarily through material means — merely acting like a band-aid or an anti-depressant to “keep you going, until — perhaps — one day your life improves and you don’t need it anymore. There are a limited number of resources (physical, mental, emotional, human, etc.). Most of them have gone towards people that are viewed as being unable to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps, and soldier through the shit” — primarily women, and children to a lesser degree. If you were to start supporting men, you would necessarily deplete the already bare resource that is human compassion — and deprive others of it (whether current, by redistribution and reallocation, or future and expected, I.e men’s issues become the new fad, as women’s issues have been, but overtake the latter). One can twist logic all one wants to try to find a way that isn’t true to balm the cruel reality of being alive — it is a constant effort to survive, and make the most of the resources in one’s environment (this goes for all living things). This couples with the reality that women are more likely to “pull themselves up” via group and social dynamics —- I.e the reason why “women’s issues” are a thing (gravely overshadowing children’s issues, something I find more important, vital, and underrepresented — because children cannot organize together in any meaningful capacity). In contrast to men, who suffer alone and — perhaps — one day find the good fortune of life improving — rather than banding together or influencing others to help fix their own lives. With all this in mind, I don’t think men’s issues will ever be a “thing” — except some passing fad that halfheartedly and halfassedly “addresses men’s issues.” The main issue is that life is hard — it’s a constant struggle. The way women and children receive support is different than what men need. Men just need some peace and quiet to sort their shit out - and then do the work to build up their own social support networks (via community and other men) - if they so desire. The most straightforward way to do that would be to improve working conditions, access to sustainable employment, a place to rest that is both peaceful and affordable, and access to good affordable food. But we all need that don’t we? And the apparently-less-abled are first in line to receive those resources — while men are in the back of the line.