Oh ok
I was just talking about what masculinity is
Imo it's as simple as this:
Testosterone causes male sex characteristics, so whatever aspects testosterone gives are what masculinity is
Same with femininity, but for estrogen
Also, I think only the natural baseline of testosterone applies, someone who is:
- muscular ( because that's what signals to the body to produce lots of test )
- doesn't surpress their test with overtraining, bad sleep, drugs, etc
Steroids like TRT do not apply, because they are often given in too massive doses, and when testosterone levels go way above the natural baseline, a process called something like aromatization happens, and the extra testosterone is converted into estrogen
Ok, but what about the emotional/psychological/moral factor to it? People are too hysterical. Just look how some people are reacting to just a bump. Too much unreasonable behavior. Men don't take responsibility for their actions anymore either. Everyone has a scapegoat to point to. I don't see many people saying, "I fucked up; it's my fault my life is shit" anymore. No accountability.
I think there is a lot shit going on at the same time. For starters, moms don't stay at home with their kids anymore. They are busy working. This affects how babies' and kids' neurology is being wired in a negative way. We are more anxious and insecure now in a physiological level. Second, men don't have any rewards guaranteed for being providers anymore. Marriage has become Russian roulette. Many men don't even have access to their kids. Absent fathers are heavily correlated with criminality, btw.
There is also the mass apostasy from religion. Men don't have a clear and concise moral compass anymore. On top of all that, there are also political narratives preaching for ideologies that don't hold individuals accountable for their actions. And with that, hope goes away too. People are nihilistic now.
I don't think I even need to talk about the current economy and job market. Many people don't even have a profession anymore. They just live off welfare checks. Billionaires are straight up debating universal basic income, because AI is only going to exarcebate this problem further.
Men are supposed to lead, build and protect. We don't do any of that anymore. It is a genuine crisis going on. We have all become alienated from our nature. I think these past cultural revolutions have completely confused society. The roles aren't clear as they used too. The future does not look bright either. I'm thinking of not marrying and having kids at all. The world is fucking cruel now. Industrial society is anti-human.
I think the physiology (or health) is a minor problem here, actually. Yes, there is a bunch of unhealthy shit being consumed by people, but I don't think low testosterone is the cause of all the unemployement, criminality, hedonism and unaccountability we are seeing here.