Nikki PinskiNov 14, 2022

Mastodon is full of hope as the intersection of society & tech is top of mind. So I want to ask you ethical technologists & passionate humanists for advice.

I've been growing in anxiety for 5yrs over more young men getting radicalized into hate&misogyny. I see my young self in them - nerdy, frustrated, angry. I got through it & became a well-rounded feminist, but that seems far from certain on today's internet.

I want to do more to help fight this problem but I don't know where to even start.

Show threadRinhiaNov 14, 2022
@nik Thank you for sharing this. I don't know where you are based, but if you are lucky there are youth workers and maybe even a regular program already addressing this in some way or another in your town. Sometimes they also work with volunteers, so you could join in. For Germany I have a few examples and am happy to share.
Show threadRinhia
@nik I just recently talked to a good friend of mine, who is a youth worker and primarily works with boys. His analysis is similar. There are (rightly so) quite some girl empowerment programs and research. Although still not enough. But when it comes to boys there is barely anything, when we would bitterly need programs that address topics like toxic masculinity, feminism, heteronormativity etc.
Nov 14, 2022 at 9:11amWeb
Show threadNikki PinskiNov 15, 2022

@rinhia I'm in Vancouver, Canada, and yeah I need to do some research.

Its a terrible thing to say, but yeah in this area we are not doing right for our long term future in society by abandoning these kids. Most can get on the right path. And we need to be able to help them before actual fascists approach them and say "you have a home here and WE accept you"