My hot takes:

Re: Dating

Guys will complain that it’s never been harder to date today bc of the popularity of datings apps and the mainstream acceptance of ‘hot girl summering’ and the inevitable polyamorous attitudes that follow.

The truth is, it’s never been easier to slide into the top 10 percent, top 20 percent of men, even if you’re under 6 foot. The surging of dopamine-inducing distractions in this world is going to be sky high, and consequently if you grew up in an undisciplined household, you will have a hard time avoiding them. As a result, testosterone levels will plummet, motivation will nosedive, and generally guys are going to continue plunging themselves into pain-avoidance activities like porn, video games, and anime.

Unfortunately the commitment phobic attitudes are going to get worse, marriage rates will continue to decline, and birth rates will continue to decline, especially for the educated and those that can reasonably afford to support a family. Value systems will continue to erode bc they just aren’t being passed down in the family lines that stop extending bc the men are fed up with the status quo.

Re: Society

I think everybody knows someone who is struggling with finances. Things are getting expensive, and people are still buying things they can’t afford to put up an appearance to flaunt on their social media. People are getting swamped in debt, and either don’t have the knowledge to get out, or don’t have the discipline to do it. In the grand scheme, the middle class is disappearing, and you have the people who have and own things, and the people who have and are owned by that thing. People are getting frustrated and it’s not going to change anytime soon.

There are other topics you can talk about than the two I talked about. It could be western politics, it could be geopolitical tensions, technology, pandemic, etc.