The cure for male loneliness is feminism. Seriously.

[u/futuredebris]

https://makemenemotionalagain.substack.com/p/the-cure-for-male-loneliness-is-feminism

Curious your thoughts! I wrote about how the answer to male loneliness is caring, and how caring is really, really hard. Especially for those of us who’ve been socialized as men. We’ve been told that anything outside of going to work or optimizing ourselves by lifting weights, sitting in ice baths, and pounding creatine isn’t worth much. That caring for others isn’t a “productive” or “efficient” use of our time. That someone else will always end up doing it. That we’re not supposed to do it because women are naturally, biologically designed for it and we’re not (which is untrue). That if we do it, we’re less valuable, like a woman, less of a man. But showing up and caring is both good for other people and us. We have to do more of it.

[u/TeenMutantNinjaDuck]

I think it could help to look into different feminist branches. Since "agreeing with feminism" takes into account an extremely broad scope of ideas that do not necessarily agree with each other (as with any other social movement).

A lot of feminism is rooted in equality, which is helpful for every one of us (taking a look at how women are oppressed, a lot of it poses pressures and disadvantages for men too. Men just tend to be sold the idea that they're benefitting from it through shame and the promise of "an inferior counterpart" = "you're better than someone"; a dynamic through which women do, in fact, take the very short end of the stick, tbf)

As another commented has already mentioned, if men were taught that emotions are not the problem, it might result in less anger>violent (even passively violent) outbursts, for example; which, in turn, might make for less compensative violence towards women for exhibiting those same traits. Naturalist views on men "being intrinsically violent" (and women "being passive") might make for better expectation and fostering of emotional intelligence in both men and women; leading to healthier, less shame-based, and more fulfilling relationships and mental health for both; etc.

Stereotypes of 'manhood'/'womanhood' are a big part of what hurts men; and are also partially what most feminist branches, taking into account women's actual, direct (often legal), oppression by those stereotypes are looking to address.

The faster we all realize that a lot of those pressures are two sides of the same coin (the need to protect and prioritize the side who is actively pressured and expected to take overt violence in still present); progress for women often being equivalent and conducive to looking out for men's interests too; the faster we can get to progress (including better, more fulfilling emotional experiences/relationships, and the freedom to express ourselves in and about them) for everyone.