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Originally Posted by Cappy
That's a problem with current pop culture, there are few who fit that criteria nowadays, because we as a society amplify the lowest common denominators.
But to look exclusively at pop culture is too narrow of a focus.
Boys need male role models. We have spades of them. Take your pick. What does your kid find interesting? you're telling me there isn't man occupying that space that is worthy of looking up to?
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Sure, me and his grandfather. There's nobody else in his immediate universe that fits the description.
You're right that it's a problem of our society amplifying crap on social media. We've dumbed down the last two generations so badly and asked nothing of them in their own personal development. It has become a sin to be demanding of your child, especially academically (especially for boys!), but even in terms of just being a kind and polite human being, the expectation is near zero.
It's distressing to be the only voice in a room asking for some accountability for oneself.