When I was fresh out of school and working at my first real job (i.e., one that looks good on a resume and might actually lead to something better…though it didn’t), I met a retiree who had worked for the Budd Company, a Philadelphia corporation best known for manufacturing stainless steel railroad cars. The old …
Nothing makes you unhappier than trying to be happy. We live in a pleasure society. Everything is designed to make you feel good. Sugar in every food and drink. Sexuality displayed everywhere and gained with one tap of your finger on your phone. And still, people are constantly searching for happiness. But this is a …
We often talk about men’s duties and responsibilities, or their failures to man-up and adequately serve women and society. But we rarely talk about men’s needs, nor encourage them to carve out some self-actualized living. Abraham Maslow’s model of human needs is depicted as a series of hierarchical levels on a pyramid. At the base …
Civilisation is a system. It should now be very obvious to people, how interconnected and interdependent our socioeconomic system is and how fragile that system has become. This is why I have tried to promote systems thinking in our polarised society. A society that is saturated with ideologues of all stripes that promote reductive thinking. …
Regarding Men announces a new award for deserving mental health professionals
In an age of feminist driven “equality” men are still expected to work harder and longer, with delayed pensions and early deaths.
How are men to avoid slipping into nihilism when they learn how little value they have in the eyes of society? Andy Thomas explores the question.
Chivalry-justice creates an empathy gap between male and female offenders, denying men the same supported access to rehabilitation.
AVFM welcomes new contributor Jon Joy, with a thought provoking model of red pill philosophy. Welcome, Jon!
Expecting people to work for money is causing psychological discomfort for women; feminist researchers recommend women’s working hours be reduced.
