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The discussion about rebuilding the career prospects of bright young men has been good, but there has been an important message missing. Young men need to hear that it is effeminate to complain about their personal failings in public. Decades of longhouse rule has confused even man right-wing men about this, but the expectations for men are different than the expectations for women, and almost everyone finds it contemptible for a young man to whine about society.

Petitioning for redress of specific grievances, such as the ending of DEI, is proper public action. Talking about how you personally have no job prospects is something to discuss among friends and family.

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Yes. Difficult balance to walk: bring legitimate issues afflicting your kind to light, but don't interiorize a victim identity.

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social shame does not work anymore, think about what the left has done for the past 10 years. Im a gen Z tiger okay, theres nothing but a very sincere cold contempt left in my generation, like that blue oyster cult song, were vetrans of 1000 psyop wars, not battles, wars... Everyone who knows me is dumbfounded that im not rich with a hot wife. This is a void of soul a chasm of despair that even after crossing wont make me get a fucking job or talk to a normie. keep in mind im a winner, think about how ugly not brilliant people are going to feel when reality sets in.

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This is a very good point. A whole article could really be written on this since it is so widespread. Over sharing on the Internet, especially when it comes to personal struggles/hardships can have negative repercussions. It's wise to be careful when crafting and sharing one's position/perspective.

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1: there's a spectrum of personality types and not all want to be the kool kids with 'high status.' Employment strategies must be developed for the other types of people, not just the kool kids.

2: there's a dearth of meaningful, serious employment. There simply are not enough real jobs for people to make a living. Our economies were hollowed out and wrecked as part of the WEF/Davos mob's end plan to destroy humanity.

3: People will work hard, damned hard, when they see it benefits themselves. When people see no benefits or any real path of advancement, they won't bother to participate.

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Definitely agree with 2 & 3.

Regarding 1) status isn't just about being a 'cool kid'. It's about being respected in the circle of friends you actually value. A man who gives his all to his family, friends, and community naturally accrues status. This is meaningful, and not superficial. It means that time and time again, he's done the right thing, shown himself to be competent, is able to achieve good outcomes for those he cares for, etc.

If you humiliate yourself in front of people who you like, its a universal human reaction to feel shame. All I'm saying is: find a job you can be proud in.

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More emphasis on utilizing connections and references. Never been more important than now. The only reason my career had turned in the right direction is because of this. Many sensitive young men like myself considered this rather nepotistic and I avoided it, but realistically if you fully feel like you are capable of a job regardless of your qualifications or work history then use a connection to get it. More than likely some low IQ-DEI hire-troglodyte HR recruitment slave is not qualified themselves to accurately judge you and your skillset through your CV. A quick reminder that 90% of jobs can be taught within a year. I 'techinically' did not have the requirements that would be needed for my job but I got it through a connection regardless. Its been 6 months and im already as competent as others who have been here for years. The sheer volume of applications most high value jobs receive will filter you more often than not regardless of qualification, add to that the aggressive DEI policies in place at some institutions and the literal only way of standing out becomes an inside man. Go hang out with your dad and his buddies once in a while, this is so important.

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Very good advice

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The HR trogs actively recruit losers and should be avoided if at all possible.

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Something that isn't really talked about; except for a few freak outliers, the first 10 years or so will tend to suck financially. ESPECIALLY if you are married and buying a house. Older people don't often acknowledge this, except in anger. "YEAH WELL, IT SUCKED FOR ME TOO WHEN I WAS 25!" is often true, but not admitted until it doesn't do any good.

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Yeah. And the increase in house prices has made this even harder. I try to hammer home that guys need to be especially smart and far-sighted when it comes to careers these days. Boomer carefree jobs are increasingly unviable. 20s have to count

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Excellent point and one many of us can identify with. For those parents able, this is a good opportunity to help the kids (married and with a family started or pending) with a modest first home. Getting out of the rent racket is a key to a solid financial future; pay your own mortgage, not someone else's.

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Excellent!

It can be challenging to keep the double perspective of “the system is rigged AND you must still take personal responsibility anyway.”

In America we have an unhealthy strain of anti-intellectualism. The real problem is not with intelligence (which we need more of!) but that our institutions have been captured for so

You make a good set of distinctions here. Looks like a good agenda for encouraging the younger generation to me.

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Thank you Zach!

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There is a push in media and marketing to being "elite" to the degree of mocking "blue collar" people. I think many have heard "do good in school else you will sweep the streets".

All of those influencers promoting the luxury life. Maybe even the whole concept of the "american dream" pushes people to reach the highest "social status".

So everyone want that cushy "white collar" jobs.

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Yes, that's no good. Everyone must be respected for their contribution, and everyone of good will - no matter how humble - should have their dignity.

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By "sensitive" in title, does this nail the meaning intended?

> The word "sensitive" in the article title, "Jobs for sensitive young men," is likely used to refer to young men who are:

> - Emotionally aware and empathetic: They may be more in tune with their own feelings and those of others, and may be more easily affected by social and emotional situations.

> - Vulnerable to social pressures: They may be more susceptible to anxiety, depression, and feelings of inadequacy due to societal expectations and pressures.

> - Disadvantaged by current societal structures: They may feel marginalized or excluded by systems that prioritize certain types of masculinity and devalue emotional expression in men.

Apologies if I missed it. (This last line here... Can you tell I've been called "sensitive" before? 😂)

I've followed some of these advice and it's been fruitful! Has led into some strange positions as well that I would not have guessed.

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Mostly just a silly meme but you've got the gist of it

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sensitive-young-man

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While I respect your opinions and thoroughly enjoy your essays I still disagree on almost all points you make on this subject.

I noted before that it's been well over twenty years since I've worked for money but I do not think the world has changed all that much.

Over my career why yes I've worked more than knee deep in offal and I've also enjoyed the corner office, a great view of the taiga or tundra & a pretty little brass nameplate on my desk.

Though I never had to, I always figured, planning my expenses and obligations accordingly, that no matter what happened, anything curtailing my employment, on having a bit set aside so/and that I could always get a job pumping gas, make enough to house, clothe and feed my family until things improved.

Admittedly that's not true today but flipping burgers or baristaing is. I do think it's a terrible mistake to tell any youngster entering the workforce that any job is beneath him. He should be ready and willing to do whatever it takes to support himself and his loved ones.

The advice I would give youngsters entering the workforce, white or blue collar, is to avoid debt as much as possible. I pretty much paychecked my acreage and house, buying and building when I'd enough money in my pocket. Money in the bank is money in the bank and even a zero balance is far better than a negative balance

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Great post. I am a zoomer in a professional degree program now and it has been infuriating seeing a lot of older posters, or posters who make money off of being social media influencers, handwave away the genuine concerns that many of us have with the current state of the jobs market.

I personally have been victimized by DEI hiring agendas. I was denied an associateship at a prestigious large law firm and the person hired was from a HBCU with a less than 50% bar passage rate (inb4 I was top 3rd of my class at a prestigious public institution). Another associateship I applied for I found out later had only intended on hiring a female law student (which I had to drive to a different city on a weekend to interview for). Thankfully I have found an alternate route that I think will be fruitful for my goals and personal fulfillment but I am not alone in having experienced this. Many of my colleagues underwent the same humiliating routine. We busted ass and showed up and are still willing to show up and work hard and to be told that we are only fit to work in food service is not just humiliating but its stupid. The next generation of attorneys will be comprised entirely of spiteful mutants and grifters if that is to be the case.

I think the next 4 years present an opportunity to correct a lot of wrongs and I'm looking forward to working on that!

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I forgot to add: the networking thing is critical. My parents do not work in law at all but had many friends and connections who did and I only found out about this after the window of opportunity had passed which was extremely disheartening. That is certainly one thing that we must start utilizing is hiring /ourguys/ and getting them into positions where they can develop professionally.

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This is specific to Britain, but there are a lot more apprenticeships available than there use to be. A lot of them are white collar or grey collar positions in reaction to the oversupply of university graduates. I’ve even seen degree apprenticeships advertised at Amazon.

Permanent employment is not always guaranteed, but this can be a good entry point into a decent job, with career progression, without accumulating debt. Even with degree apprenticeships, the debt burden is on the employer. There are sometimes clauses that lock you in for a few years with the employer, where you have to repay some of the costs if you leave early, but it would be a faction of what university fees are.

I think this is a good third option for those who probably would be on track to go to a mid or low-tier university and don’t have a dad or a dad’s mate to train them in a trade.

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This is the type of advice and attitude that was sorely missing in the discourse to date - a lot of criticism, but not enough actionable advice. You've bridged that gap successfully. It is striking however that neither parents (who more often than not are rather lost in it all themselves) nor schools provide that kind of advice anymore, and mentors of the right persuasion are far and few in between. Perhaps this is a start of a trend, one can only hope.

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im listeing to the video now. check my recent post it is directly concerning GENZ and the state of things. you're probably not well enough informed.

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listened to a bit, if you guys were to kind-of sober up on this and barite the people who take that libertarian boot strap approach i can see you winning some favor.

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Any woman worth marrying would hear a man speaking passionately about building community/family/churches, as you did in this interview, and not care one fig about what the job that this man had as the means to get there, except for maybe assistant manager of Panda Express 😉

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