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Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?
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You know, the more I think about it, the more I think these manosphere "men" should be put in daycare. They're clearly not mentally old enough to be adults, so maybe making "dude daycares" for them wouldn't be the worst thing on the planet.
I have a theory that there's a growing market for third space gaming lounges. All those empty office spaces could be converted to row couches and TVs with Gamecubes.
The market was never large or mainstream enough before when gamers were just nerds. Now? I think there's a calling for a public living room.
People no longer want to leave their homes to game, hence the death of most arcades
Walmart still has arcades. Mostly claw machines, and you know how the man-o-verse loves claw machines with fluffy things!!!
Interestingly, there's a small arcade chain that's pretty popular around my area. They specialize in retro games and have a wide selection, and from what I've seen they get pretty packed on weekends with people of all ages. They have stations of classic consoles (great if you want to play with a group), along with traditional arcade games and pinball. They do tournaments, birthday parties, and other events as well.
Not that it denies the trend, but it shows that there's definitely some interest out there for a gaming/"public living room" kind of place.
With proper male role models in charge, ones with cool confidence who don't react to misogynist/racist/transphobic/etc jokes. Who express empathy toward others, and who can instruct these guys on communication and problem solving tools. Not to "get chicks," but to empower themselves for their own sake.
Basically, it has to be run by men who can show them what being a man actually requires.
That's why they all consider themselves to be alphas. Because they aren't functional or stable enough to be release candidates.