I watched a couple videos by Shoe0nHead (video 1 and video 2) about men's loneliness. In the first video, Shoe talks about why men might be lonely. She gives the following reasons: technology, social media, news media, porn, dating apps, capitalism (low wages), housing crisis, social alienation, lack of community, left not speaking to men, and no purpose.

In the second video, she gets hated for making the first video. The misandrists came out of nowhere. All the feminists on social media are misandrists and mentally ill in some way. If a feminist says they believe in equality they are delusional or pathological liars.

I agree with most of the factors Shoe listed. I disagree with her about technology and social media. I don't think those contribute to male loneliness. I would add misandry to the list. Not everyone hates men, but there is a bias against men. The media has feminist narratives. There is also the empathy gap.

My criticism of Shoe is that she uses feminist terminology. In the second video, she used the word "incel" as an insult against some men who criticized her. I think those men were wrong for criticizing her but she shouldn't have used feminist terms. I don't know if she is a feminist or not.

In the first video, Hunter Avallone said men don't have friends because they aren't vulnerable enough. I disagree with that. There's a difference between vulnerability and openness. Most men I've met don't have trouble expressing emotions. Vulnerability should only be shown to a few people, after getting to know them. It is important to be open to make friends.

I watched another video from the Honey Badgers. They said good men don't approach women because they don't want to make them feel uncomfortable. Men read messages from women who said they don't like being approached by strangers. At the same time, men get shamed for not approaching. I agree with the Honey Badgers about that.

Incel stands for involuntary celibate, but it is debatable who really is an incel or not. If someone self identifies as an incel, but others think they can get laid, are they an incel? I haven't seen too many men who I think would qualify as an incel. Maybe a lot of men subjectively feel like they are.

I read a study about involuntary singlehood. Voluntarily single people reported lower levels of romantic loneliness, less mental health problems, and better mental health. They still had a few issues. Women reported more romantic loneliness.