Scott Galloway uses this book to try and help men solve the key problems plaguing them today. He says society is creating a generation of men that are lonely, not economically or emotionally viable in society, and adrift without purpose. Galloway thinks that this can be solved by men doing the three things that they’re meant for, protect others, provide for others, procreate.
The book meanders through the author’s life as he makes observations grounded in his history on what manhood is. While he covers his first 2 purposes of men, he injects the need to procreate into every few pages most of the book. He also falls into many of the manosphere tropes, like a man should walk into a room and know he can handle himself if shit gets real. He does stray far from much of the manosphere in his long sections on how men should work to ensure that any woman is safe around them and feels safe.
Still, his chapter on friendship was really deep and meaningful. It had me thinking of my male friends that I value and being intentional about reaching out to them to spend time with them.
The book is a decent quick read, and better than much you’d find in the manosphere if you’re looking for a guide to being a man today.
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