Exactly. We HAVE to recognize this is radicalization. It's no different than the MAGA or QAnon nutters.

The only strategy that has a hope of being successful is to fortify the minds of boys against propaganda, limit their exposure to it, and outlaw certain things on advertising and require other forms of accountability on social media, truth in journalism, etc.

But we won't do that because it's too important to the economic engine. People won't continue buying and propping up a consumer economy of they're happy and content with who and where they are. Sex, fear, and insecurities is what sells products.

There's a reason why we have these extreme problems and other western countries don't (in extremes). They put safeguards in place to protect people. We won't.