The Decline of Men
I wanted to let you know that I am currently reading Guy Garcia’s “The Decline of Men”.
I’ll be brief, but this book is a huge shock so far. Now, I have only read the first couple of chapters, but Garcia has thus far filled me with statistics that are very very surprising. Apparently, us guys aren’t getting a fair shake any more in school, and it’s starting to show in the work force. Most of the job trends that will be peaking in the next 10 years or so, dramatically favor women. Also, under 50% of all households are married couples. In 1950, he says it was around 90%. That’s a massive drop.
Some of this appears to be societal, with a great deal of favor being given to women sense the feminist movement (which I strongly favor). However, a majority of the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of us guys…surprise surprise.
I normally get home late on Thursday nights. Last Thursday I was strolling down the avenue here in NYC, and found a huge line for “Gears of War II” outside of the local “Game Stop” store. I couldn’t help but notice that ALL of the people waiting were guys. There weren’t even any girlfriends waiting with their men, which likely means they don’t HAVE a girlfriend.
I mention that as I feel that us guys are getting lazier and lazier, and less interested in taking risks and DOING SOMETHING with our lives. Consequently…and I’ll quote Garcia here…
“But as women rise and men continue their downward slide, it’s also true that more and more women are simply unable to find men that they think are worth marrying”
For today, I’ll leave you with that…as I read more of this, I’ll post more. But, I strongly suggest you read it too:
Guy Garcia’s “The Decline of Men”
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Brad | Nov 17, 2008 | Reply
This is def my next pickup… pardon the pun… lol
Bryan J. | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Stephen,
You’ll also notice that it’s all guys in line for most anything that comes out at midnight, save a rare movie showing here and there. Maybe it’s a sign of how guys are much more motivated by stuff than women and how in the guy social circles you get more cred from getting the latest World of Warcraft expansion at midnight, or getting tickets for the first showing of Quantum of Solace than for being socially well adjusted and meeting women.
Stephen | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Good point Bryan. Just take a look at Tim Ferriss’ site (a real mentor of mine) to further validate your point:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/11/12/quantum-of-solace-007-james-bond-tickets/
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Gordon | Feb 11, 2009 | Reply
“But as women rise and men continue their downward slide, it’s also true that more and more women are simply unable to find men that they think are worth marrying”
Okay. Hold on a second.
Where….NYC? Plattsburg? Southern California? what are the demographics like in those areas? What’s the men to woman ratio.
Define “worth marrying”. According to an unrealistic internal mental model built by acquiring more knowledge at universities, and consequently more social power in general, thus rendering men less ‘necessary’ on a practical level, which in the past got romanticized into ‘he’s wonderful’??
As a man, I feel this innate sense that we men have not done a good enough job….I ask myself…where does this idea come from? Hmmmmmmm.
Ah. I think I know.
Women, are masters of imbuing guilt very subtley. Absolute masters. Now, WHY would they want to do this? A couple of possible reasons could be, they want to control men ( this is a known fact ), also, it could be an unconscious response to the hurt they feel by men having unrealistic physical expectations of them.
Also, about education. I happen to think it’s MEN who are smartening up to the uselessness of an education. My friends and I don’t romanticize or mince words….”my masters degree is useless, AND, I’m in debt because of it, while my friend makes more money as a welder or carpenter”…I think plenty of men know full well the uselessness of university degrees. Men, tend to be, in general, much more practical thinkers don’t you think?
I would agree if a woman was gainfully employed in her field of study and living a lifestyle that the men that are available to her cannot keep up with. In this scenario I can agree somewhat with the statement “not worth marrying”….but hold on, wasn’t it men who only a few years ago, carried the financial burden?
Is this what is meant by ‘worth marrying’. And also, who are these men who want to get married so badly…do they not notice the courts abusing men to death, do they not here about Paul McCartney and others being raked over the coals?
The Decline of Men certainly makes for a catchy title. But, I think it’s more a case of lateral movement.