Summary
In 2024, conservative-leaning online spaces emphasizing traditional masculinity gained mainstream influence, driven by figures like Joe Rogan and trends like the “tradwife” movement.
Platforms like X, under Elon Musk’s ownership, became hubs for anti-“woke” sentiment, while podcasting further amplified right-wing ideas.
This cultural shift mirrored Trump’s election victory and reflected backlash against progressive gender norms.
Though some view these spaces as promoting traditional values, critics warn of growing misogyny and radicalization in the “manosphere.”
The rise of such spaces highlights deepening political polarization online.
They passively call out that it’s been building for years, but give no real history. Seems to me like they were more trying to say how mainstream it’s become. Gamer gate is important to how we got here, but not that widely known about, even when it happened. Everyone knows Joe Rogan.
Either way, larger news outlets like NBC reporting on this is a good thing, even if they are a little late to the party.
Why things happened is often more important than just knowing something happened.
Doubly so when we’re talking about fighting fascism.
It’s mainstream now with people in their 20s, because their entire life online, conservatives have been influencing them in minor ways to groom them.
We can’t just copy the mainstream like Rogan and expect it to work, because the reason that works is decades of prep.
And we already have a decent amount of progressive streamers/podcasters/whatever. And progressive policy has that groundwork and its actual grassroots not AstroTurf.
But the party refuses to embrace it, even tho it already exists and people want it.
They want the passion and votes progressive policy gets them, but they don’t want to actually follow thru.
The issue is “moderate” policy isn’t something people get excited about, but the party won’t drop “moderate” policy because their hooked on corpo donations.
I agree with what you are saying. I just thought of the article as more of an entry point. It’s not aimed at you. You obviously know what the manoshpere is and have taken the time to learn more.
The article seems like a good starting point for those who don’t know. Hopefully, the parents of preteens who have never heard of the manoshpere will pick this up, start learning what it is their kids have been listening to, and put a stop to it.