The Men Who Wallow in Unbearable Bleakness

September 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Men are flailing and floundering in today’s world. So say any number of journalists, researchers, and other worried observers, who see American males slipping away from anchors of stability like marriage, community, and useful labor. These stories have recurring characters: older men grasping for career security as factories close or move abroad. Younger men sunk Read more...

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Veronika Nováková

Men are really losing those anchors such as work, marriage and community, I can see that here in Prešov as well. My husband worked in the factory for 28 years until it was closed, and for a long time after that he did not know what to do with himself. Maybe it would help if they returned more to ordinary things - garden, church, family - instead of just sitting at home. What do others think about it?

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