Some countries manage to enforce it better. But I agree it would be more difficult to enforce this in the west.

That is not my suggestion at all. When I can help, I do. When I can say something, I do. Still, we should not overgeneralize. Everybody is an individual and should be treated as such.

I understand that.

Then good news! There are people doing this. I’m in a discord where some people work on a bot that basically calls out that stuff on reddit. Making the bot is straightforward, the problem is it keeps getting banned for arguing. The hardest part is keeping the reddit account alive.

And in the west they seem to be getting worse. Anecdotal, but that’s what I’ve been experiencing.

I got beat and blooded multiple times in highschool locker rooms. I’d estimate a lot higher than 30% of people are the issue.

I don’t interact with anybody who does this. Really, outside of my wife and my close family I don’t interact with anybody. Partially due to being assaulted multiple times, my anxiety goes through the roof.

It’s horrible how some people treat each other, but understand just because I’m perceived to be part of a specific gender doesn’t mean I have meaningful opportunity to do anything about it. I’m just a human, and while I agree other humans are often bad, it’s out of my scope to do anything really impactful. I understand what is happening. It’s much much worse than you state. It’s worse in ways I probably would get banned for typing out on this site. Worse than you can possibly imagine. That’s something society needs to address, and as an individual I cannot convince other people how bad it is or how extreme of action we need to take. And not for lack of trying.

It’s good threads like this spread awareness, but reduction will not further the cause of improving the situation.

The burden of proof is the one making the original claim. It was anecdotal, so it can be dismissed anecdotally.

What if they were banned from owning a smartphone or any camera phone? And banned from social media?

Most young men and women choose not to date. “Choosing the bear” isn’t limited to one gender. And yes, I understand it, at least partially. It’s rough out there.

It is horrible how some people treat others, but it is not my responsibility or prerogative to police others actions. There’s nothing wrong with being single, and not dating is a personal choice which I would never criticize, but blaming 50% of the population for the actions of a minority is the definition of bigotry.

It breaks my heart that things are becoming more hostile and hateful. I hope I live to see the pendulum swing the other way.