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The Pros and Cons of America’s (Extreme) Individualism (Ep. 470 Replay)

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The Toxicity of the Grind in US Culture

Mesculine society means that if you show power, that gives you social status. More feminine societies tend to have less poverty and higher literacy rates. The half stata scale puts the us at 62 out of a hundred on masculinity; substantially less masculine than china, mex and much of eastern europe. Mark anthony neil of duke is not surprised that the us are relatively high on the masculinity scale. He sees a strong connection between us masculinity and our appetite for grinding.

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