<![CDATA[Stories by Simon Fokt, PhD on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@simonfokt?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*lVqO9MjncCsV3anxg072Kg.png Stories by Simon Fokt, PhD on Medium https://medium.com/@simonfokt?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 Medium Tue, 19 May 2026 04:17:45 GMT <![CDATA[Is Masculinity Getting Less Democratic?]]>

What happens when boys searching for belonging find answers rooted in dominance instead of care, and what can we do about it?

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/is-masculinity-getting-less-democratic-7f63878d770c?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/7f63878d770c Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:53:25 GMT 2026-01-09T11:53:25.228Z <![CDATA[Men Are Stuck, Not Left Behind]]>

What is really behind the present backlash against the ‘woke agenda’ and the ‘crisis of masculinity’?

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/men-are-stuck-not-left-behind-50fd006c3cef?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/50fd006c3cef Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:42:20 GMT 2025-10-15T11:42:20.451Z <![CDATA[“What About Men?” Reflections on a Crisis of Meaning]]>

There either is no “crisis of masculinity” or it has been there since forever.

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/what-about-men-reflections-on-a-crisis-of-meaning-31de569c6682?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/31de569c6682 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:45:51 GMT 2025-10-09T13:48:19.115Z <![CDATA[Is Dating Still Fun? On Men’s Loneliness]]>

Loneliness, Love, and Friendship: Notes from Our First “What About Men?” Discussion — written on the basis of a recorded conversation with…

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]]> https://medium.com/illumination/is-dating-still-fun-on-mens-loneliness-0765c21d41db?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/0765c21d41db Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:13:24 GMT 2025-10-09T13:51:00.143Z <![CDATA[Be a Man, They Said]]>

A moving poem by a fantastic woman

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]]> https://medium.com/bitchy/be-a-man-they-said-e697aa9a61d9?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/e697aa9a61d9 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:26:59 GMT 2026-01-05T13:14:02.484Z <![CDATA[Want Some Whiskey With Your Sex?]]>

It will go down really well while you listen to four podcast episodes featuring yours truly talking about sex, emotions, ???, and why we…

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/want-some-whiskey-with-your-sex-ad2f09e28db6?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/ad2f09e28db6 Thu, 01 May 2025 08:26:37 GMT 2025-05-01T09:43:08.693Z <![CDATA[Deconstructing You — Podcast Time!]]>

Yours truly live on air, talking about masculinity and social changes

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/deconstructing-you-podcast-time-9696f3bc1f0e?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/9696f3bc1f0e Thu, 01 May 2025 08:19:35 GMT 2025-05-01T08:19:35.925Z <![CDATA[Examples of Positive Narratives That Help Men Grow]]>

All the theory is great but let’s see how this is meant to work in practice.

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/examples-of-positive-narratives-that-help-men-grow-d63fc43fc65e?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/d63fc43fc65e Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:49:10 GMT 2025-04-25T15:49:38.094Z <![CDATA[Helping Men Grow Through Positive Narratives]]>

Let’s replace the negativity around masculinity with something men can look up and forward to.

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]]> https://medium.com/mans-compass/helping-men-grow-through-positive-narratives-d02c04ff02bb?source=rss-1cabf4ffa798------2 https://medium.com/p/d02c04ff02bb Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:48:44 GMT 2025-04-25T15:50:55.226Z <![CDATA[Stop Telling Men That Crying Is the Best Part of Gender Equality]]>

Progressives need to stop constantly belabouring this one topic and acting like it’s some top win. Seriously, just stop.

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