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Does Anyone Care About Male Loneliness? - Max Dickins - #511


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Max Dickins is a comedian, writer and a mental health advocate.

Loneliness is as dangerous as smoking. And men are suffering worse than ever. This is bad for them, it's bad for their partners, it's bad for their employers, their children and society at large. Men are struggling to toe the line between manning up and opening up and many of them are doing neither.

Expect to learn what Max learned from having no best man to choose for his wedding, how men's loneliness differs from female loneliness, the evolutionary explanation for shallower male friendships, how being in a shed can help you bond, why contributing to a project and doing things is crucial for bonding amongst men, whether the manosphere is helping and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro

(02:43) Difference Between Man Up & Open Up
(08:48) Why is Male Loneliness Unique?
(19:49) Fundamentals of Friendship
(25:56) How Treatment for Men & Women Should be Different
(33:24) Defining Masculinity
(40:21) Is this a British Problem?
(50:55) Emotional Labour & Marriage
(57:52) Importance of Bonding Through Doing Things
(1:06:29) Max’s Thoughts on the Manosphere
(1:14:07) How to Prevent Male Loneliness
(1:16:45) Where to Find Max

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