Modern Wisdom

#511 - Max Dickins - Does Anyone Care About Male Loneliness?

Aug 11, 2022

01:20:13

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The Value of Friendship and Reflection

01:13

Join a Club and Be Intentional in Building Friendships

00:59

Put on the mask

00:42

The Dilemma of Men's Isolation

01:29

Introduction

5min

Max Dickens, the Show Made Oto Beit.

3min

Men in Mental Health - Stop Being a Victim

2min

What Is It Like Being a Man?

2min

Why Is Male Loneliness Unique?

3min

Are Men Lonelier Than Women?

2min

The Mambox Theory of Intimacy

4min

Women Out Before Men

2min

The Relationship Between Men and Women

3min

10.

Women and Relational Aggressiveness

4min

11.

Is Men Talking in Men Sheds?

3min

12.

The Men's Shed

2min

13.

What Do Friendships Need?

2min

14.

What Is a Man?

4min

15.

Do Men Need Macy or Do They Need Intimate Friendships?

2min

16.

I've Got a Gaylord.

2min

17.

Having a Bad Day, I'll Make What You Want to Do

4min

18.

Socializing in Night Clubs

4min

19.

I Think It's a Case of Leaning Into Being You Unapologetically

3min

20.

What Is Emotional Labour?

3min

21.

Is There a Problem With Marriage?

2min

22.

Is There an Expectation Around Best Friends as Well?

3min

23.

The Vulnerability Industrial Complex

2min

24.

The Importance of Friendship

2min

25.

The Stakes of the Hooligans

3min

26.

Is Social Media Helping Men?

3min

27.

The Manor Sphera

5min

28.

Men Need These Activities, You've Got to Do the Work

3min

29.

How to Get the Most Out of Your ApplePod Casts

2min

Max Dickins is a comedian, writer and a mental health advocate.

Loneliness is as dangerous as smoking. And men are suffering worse than ever. This is bad for them, it's bad for their partners, it's bad for their employers, their children and society at large. Men are struggling to toe the line between manning up and opening up and many of them are doing neither.

Expect to learn what Max learned from having no best man to choose for his wedding, how men's loneliness differs from female loneliness, the evolutionary explanation for shallower male friendships, how being in a shed can help you bond, why contributing to a project and doing things is crucial for bonding amongst men, whether the manosphere is helping and much more...

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