The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay

Re:The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind ... by david-gpu on Sunday March 02, 2025 @12:36PM (#43232840)

But the root of that problem is indoctrinating children that they are expected to follow certain paths because of their gender or skin color. Not the absence of role models that match those traits.

My sister and I were educated in a gender-agnostic fashion and neither of us fell into the trap of thinking that we must do this or that because of our gender. As a result, we each carved our own different path. I don't see why my children will be any different, unless their own peers indoctrinate them with arbitrary gender roles.

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Re:The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind ... by ForTheKidz on Sunday March 02, 2025 @02:04PM (#43233764)

Gender roles aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Calling it "indoctrination" is unlikely to convince many to see the benefits of abandoning gender entirely (or gender roles, not sure which one you're advocating for).

You can either get along with people or not, you can either communicate with people or not, it's really up to you. But this doesn't change the fact that kids will be raised in this environment, and it's our collective responsibility to care for them regardless of how you judge the parenting. That, or we collectively bear the consequences of shirking this duty.

Anyway, what is the idea of a role model if not a positive case of indoctrination? What are we even discussing here?

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