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The 'masculinity crisis' is actually a crisis of self-esteem | Psyche Ideas
 There’s a modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top. It’s a myth that’s especially harmful to men
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Editor's Note: My contention is that the competition for self-esteem, and the widespread lack of it that results, is to blame for much of what we attribute to the crisis in masculinity. Men are frustrated because they feel like failures, and they feel like failures because - given the way our society distributes self-esteem - almost everybody has to feel like a failure.
WorkScientists uncover how your brain flushes out waste during sleep Every night, while the body rests, the brain orchestrates a vital cleanup operation. Cerebrospinal fluid, which bathes the brain, flows through its tissues, flushing away the chemical debris of the day. But what exactly happens during the brain's janitorial shift has puzzled scientists for years. WorkCould Other Countries Prosecute Soldiers in Gaza? - The New Yorker (No paywall) Last spring, a video spread across social media. Filmed at night, it shows several soldiers in olive-green army fatigues transporting a group of prisoners. The captured men wear white jumpsuits and blindfolds, and they have their hands tied behind their backs. The person holding the camera begins to narrate, in French, Did you see those motherfuckers? Referring to a prisoner whose jumpsuit has fallen to his waist, he says, Look, hes pissed himself. . . . I will show you his back. Youll laugh. They tortured him to make him talk. In a separate clip, he points the camera at the men, including one with marks on his back, and says, You were happy on October 7th, you sons of bitches?
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WorkLuigi Mangione resurfaces as symbol of anger against California insurers Many, angered by State Farm's decision last summer to cancel hundreds of homeowners policies in some of the neighborhoods now devastated by the blazes, are looking at the 26-year-old as the type of avenger they wish would punish insurance companies that have cut coverage across the state. WorkThe madman theory of Trump and tariffs If you believe in the work we do at Vox, please support us by becoming a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isnt easy. It requires resources, dedication, and independence. And thats where you come in.
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WorkWork161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom The text anticipated several modern AI safety concerns, including the possibility of machine consciousness, self-replication, and humans losing control of their technological creations. These themes later appeared in works like Isaac Asimov's The Evitable Conflict and the Matrix films.
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WorkZuckerberg trash talks Apple in interview with Joe Rogan Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks Apple "[hasn't] really invented anything great in a while" and that it has been coasting off of its past success. "Steve Jobs invented the iPhone and now they're just kind of sitting on it 20 years later," he said this week. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkConnect Your Learning Programs to Your Company's Strategy These days businesses are facing more change than ever. And the strongest predictor of whether a company can transform in the face of change is its ability to hire, develop, and retain the necessary talent, according to research from Bain & Company. WorkHere's Why Tesla Is Losing to Chinese EV Maker BYD To succeed at a grand scale, you must compete in the biggest markets with bold strategies that set you apart from your rivals. People who follow this path take huge risks that sometimes don't pan out. Just look at Elon Musk. WorkWorkWorkWorkHow to train your brain to be more resilient One problem that many of us face is that we have not been adequately prepared to deal with things that go wrong. Our education system focuses primarily on rewarding students for getting correct answers--not for fixing mistakes. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkHow Elon Musk's xAI is quietly taking over X When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media platform Twitter. WorkWorkNvidia's AI empire: A look at its top startup investmentsNo company has capitalized on the AI revolution more dramatically than Nvidia. Its revenue, profitability, and cash reserves have skyrocketed since the introduction of ChatGPT a little over two years ago -- and the many competitive generative AI services that have launched since. WorkWhat the H-1B Visa Fight Is Really About Elon Musk and Bernie Sanders agree on how to reform the suddenly controversial immigration program. But the real conflict here is within the parties, not between them. The debate over immigration in America has taken a strange turn recently. WorkWorkLos Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short The conflagrations that killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes have raised questions about whether the dozens of federal, state, county and city fire departments involved in this week’s fire response deployed enough resources — and the extent to which modern firefighting tools are effective against the megafires that have become increasingly common in California over the past decade. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkBiden calls Metaa??s decision to drop factchecking a??really shamefula?? "I don't know what that's all about - it's completely contrary to what America is about," Biden said. "We want to tell the truth. The idea that a billionaire can buy something and say that they won't factcheck, and then you have millions of people reading it - I think it's really shameful." WorkWorkWhat the 2024 CrowdStrike Glitch Can Teach Us About Cyber Risk On July 19th, 2024, a single content update from CrowdStrike, a cyber security software company, caused more than 8.5 million systems to crash, disrupting operations for days across thousands of organizations worldwide, including hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 100,000 Industry Executives About Us | Advertise | Privacy PolicyUnsubscribe (one-click) You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs.
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