# 'It's pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that': What young men think of manosphere content

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-23T21:00:17+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-pretty-toxic-young-men-manosphere.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/it-s-pretty-toxic-but-just-a-little-i-want-to-be-like-that-what-young--ebf3ad/

Masculinity content promises young men self-optimization and success, but often delivers health harms, risk-taking, unattainable standards, gender stereotypes and misogyny. The latter is the strongest predictor of violent extremism.

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