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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree with your premise, OP. I don't know in what bubble you live in, but worldwide, boys are what they've always been. Rather more physically aggressive than girls, and prone to slightly earlier deaths. There are trends in education for both boys and girls in every country, but those do not change the fundamentals.

In your locality, I'm prepared to bet they are also what they've always been. Most parents teach their sons and daughters manners and hope they do well in school. Most kids gravitate towards screens. Video games don't trigger violent behavior, it's the kids genetically prone to violent behavior that are most drawn to violent video games. Social media algorithms may show disturbing content that is markedly different for boys vs girls, but kids aren't stupid. Most of them understand that social media is not reality and that online hate (towards women and minorities for boys) and self-hate (glorifying slenderness and sexuality for girls) does not represent the values they should actually live by.

Very few kids are confused about their gender or their gender roles. They act accordingly to their own levels of sex hormones, regardless of what society thinks is appropriate or not. Previous generations had a lot more taboos about what could be openly discussed, but it doesn't mean the kids didn't have their own feelings and thoughts about sex and gender. Now they embrace identities like they would a change of clothes, and that's fine. They will gravitate back towards their natural inclinations at some point.

What else are you confused about?

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