I believe this is one of the reasons for the rise of people like Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate, Lex Fridman, et al. They act as strong male role model

I believe this is one of the reasons for the rise of people like Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Andrew Tate, Lex Fridman, et al. They act as strong male role models for the myriad of young men who don't have one. They are intelligent, wildly successful, and usually due some sort of martial arts or workout. Men (not just young ones) see this and want to be like them, so they latch on to their messages. This is nothing new, the mafia did the same thing, and the military does this to young men every day. But while I don't necessarily agree with the messages of all the above, I do think they have done one thing that seemingly everyone else has ignored. They understand that men have feelings, need a purpose, and need to feel useful, and they provide outlets for those feelings in a way society at large is not. The political culture in the United States has become so split that we can't even talk about these issues without someone being labelled an incel, or part of the patriarchy. It's a shame because it's causing a lot of men to feel disenfranchised, which causes them to seek validation from sources that are willing to provide it, which don't always have their best interests in mind.