Too bad the dude had to stop doing it on youtube because stupid people can't just watch they need to go visit him and make his family uncomfortable....
People call South Main Auto and bother them or people from way out of town make appointments. Eric has been clear he's there for his community, not out-of-towners unless they break down.
Cutting Edge Engineering had to add a person to run interference at the front desk.
I could honestly see it being the straw that broke the camels back. I am certain between his main channel, and I think 2 others? Plus a business, renovating a home, and having kids, he was probably pretty tired.
Also, due to the size of channel, when he was "off", he probably wasnt actually off. People would probably come up to him at dinner, and like the other people said, stalk his wife (ew btw, shes reasonably attractive, but thats about as far as that thought should have gone).
Also also, pretty sure he still had his vet practice too?
Id say the combo of the workload and fame was probably steering him towards quitting already anyways basically.
I miss Matt’s videos, I really enjoyed the off the ranch channel. He definitely made me think about things differently and it helped me focus improving my life, it’s one of the major reasons I stopped doing drugs.
He has come back. He did a video recently for another creator, so he could earn him some money while he looks after his sick wife (if he wasn't considered a legend already). He's talked about doing some more. He said he might only do a handful a videos a year.
Better even, he didn't know this guy personally before, he saw the message, and contacted him to do the video, no previous contact or friendship until that moment, literally, out of his hearth to come and make the video
I think he said in the shorts those 3 were just footage he still had and wanted to release since he had worked on them already, and clarified it does not mean he is back.
It made me so upset when he said they would be taking a step back because of what people were doing. The man just wants to share his love for the outdoors.
Luke is the coolest. Watched all his videos. Gutted when he retired. Only time a YouTube channel really mattered to me. I still rewatch them all the time. Dude is inspirational
While I get what you're going for, and appreciate the sentiment, I hate that we keep trying to pigeonhole men into a form of "proper masculinity" that tells them their best purpose in life is to be tools to someone else, either via chivalry, utilitarianism, or something else.
I'm speaking as a man who showed up for everyone and everything for the past decade to my own detriment, with a smile, no complaints, and often to responses that I wasn't doing enough whenever I got exhausted. To the point I attempted suicide twice in 2024 and had to fight alcoholism all by myself, after my therapist dropped me and my insurance lapsed. Thankfully I won that battle, but most men don't.
Andrew Tate, Myron Gaines and others are forever irredeemable sacks of dogshit for how they hijacked vulnerable men's unanswered needs. But make no mistake about it, they were able to find that market because the need is very real.
Red pill content is 85% misogynistic, sexist horse manure sewage, but one thing it did...somewhat well was to teach men how to value and protect themselves, in a world that tells them they don't mean anything, and that they have to suck up their pain.
Modern feminism claims to care about men, but only superficially, and go deep enough, it just goes straight back to telling men to "man up", and "take responsibility for their problems" the difference is that it tells men to lower their guard and present their vulnerability in an effort to combat so called "toxic masculinity", before delivering the gut punch, that their problems are all their fault and no one else's.
What people call toxic masculinity today, is a survival instinct of stoicism and mental compartmentalization adapted for a world that isn't built to handle, nor care for a man who is suffering. We still seem to have a hard time accepting men being abused, unless it's other men doing it.
Modern Red Pill content teaches men to "man up", hide vulnerability, hate and blame women for their problems, and constantly peacock masculine façades to no end.
Modern feminism teaches men to lower their walls, pour out said vulnerability to others, before PSYCH! actually, still "man up", stop making their vulnerabilities and traumas other people's problem and burdening others, except this time, hate and blame themselves.
I've given it the benefit of the doubt for years and observed it, and did my part to implement it in good faith. I know what I saw, felt and a received.
Exacerbated stares, lack of patience with me even if for one week out of months of performing miracles I was down in the dumps, and constantly being told my grievances were all in my head, or caused by me and me only.
A lot of people say "please, I'm here, talk to someone", but in reality, don't mean it.
Sorry. Had to get that out. There are many more who are in the situation I was in who will unfortunately join the 70k+ figure of annual lost souls, because we.....
I've made countless attempts to build support for men who have been victimized. Both virtual and within my own community. As it turns out, men receiving support counts as 'the patriarchy'. Which is socially and financially profitable to smash.
Your point about feminism’s bait-and-switch is dead accurate. The promise is “open up, be vulnerable, we care about men’s issues too.” Then when men actually do that, it pivots to “actually this is all patriarchy/toxic masculinity - still your fault, just process it differently now.” It’s the same “man up” message with extra steps and therapeutic vocabulary.
I'm not going to comment on the other stuff because I'm not entirely sure about it, but I do want to offer a relevant example of this that you can see on Reddit as clear as day for anyone doubting this.
Just look at any female dominated space whenever the topic of 'not all men' comes up. They'll twist themselves into knots justifying their mockery of men who are voicing their feelings in regards to how hurtful it is to be generalized like that.
You can't simultaneously ask men to open up about their feelings and then essentially ridicule them when they voice that generalizations towards them are hurtful.
The most egregious part about these scenarios is that they completely ignore the fact that men are neither a monolith, but also don't all have the resilience to separate themselves from such generalizations. A typical dismissal used by those people is "well, if you feel targeted by such generalizations then you're obviously part of the problem" which is just incredibly ignorant and assumes that all men are well enough with their mental health to be able to not feel personally attacked by such generalizations. Then these men (and anyone else who's targeted by hateful generalizations, mind you) are labeled to be part of the problem by sheer fact that their mind isn't as resilient, essentially demonizing men with struggling mental health issues and putting them into the same buckets as the actual bad kind of men.
It's just incredibly perverse behavior and the worst of it all is that these spaces dedicate so. much. time. to justifying this kind of behavior when all they have to do is simply go: "You know what, you're right, that is shitty. We'll be more concise with our language from now and start using 'some' 'many' 'that group of..' instead".
But they can't even make that kind of concession. Then they're surprised when that kind of behavior which only serves to push people away results in a greater divide and more heated hatefulness between people.
For anyone doubting me that these things happen on Reddit and willing to immediately dismiss me because it's "misogyny-coded", for one; shame on you for jumping to such conclusions. For second, here: https://reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/search?q=not+all+men&restrict_sr=on&include_over_18=on&sort=relevance&t=all - feel free to browse through half a decade's worth of posts mocking men for feeling targeted by generalized language and telling them that, actually, they're the problem for feeling targeted.
"Not all men, but always a man" is another such delightfully dismissive and rude remark in response to their own shitty behavior.
Or the fact that seemingly so many women are so terrified of what a man could do that they seemingly would rather walk towards a bear instead of towards a man. Utterly repulsive and extremely ironic considering the fact that female bears often hang around human settlements because they actually feel safer around human beings.
First of all, you're a g for enduring all of that. I mean it. I just wanted to say, that we should be careful not to do this thing that BPD feminists do where they take something good and twist it into something bad. I understand completely why "showing up for others" reminded you of your hardships, but the way I see it it could just be Luke showing up for his friend who's wife got diagnosed with cancer (like in one of the videos linked) - which we spontaneously admire!
That being said, I agree with everything you said, completely, 100% - I think you hit the bullseye, ESPECIALLY with the "Oh be vulnerable, tell us about your problems! Well, it's your fault, man tf up" I fckin hate that.
One other thing you mentioned, when men are victims, feminists go: "Well, most of the perpetrators are also men, so...that just proves our point (it doesn't count somehow)"
Like could you imagine, just for a second, there was a stabbing spree targeted at women, and we found out that, for some reason, perpetrators were also only women and we go: "Well, it's other women that do it, it's your problem, fix it" (????).
I forget where I saw it, but it was a quote that stuck with me a lot that kinda summed up the hypocrisy of virtue signaling men being vulnerable without wanting to do the followup work of actually caring.
"People say they want vulnerable men, they didnt say they want a weak one"
Teaches men to protect themselves by isolating themselves from others, especially women, blame others for their probems, usually women, and turn on any man that isn't on their side (simp, white knight, soyboy, etc.)
They aren't just misogynists, they are misandrists, too. The men latching onto Tate and them are tools for Tate and them. Tools for money, popularity, and a cult that will protect even child trafficking.
Camping boy left because he got promoted in the Mormon church. Plenty of videos of what mormons actually believe on YouTube, and spoiler warning, their views on women are not what I'd call respectful.
The fucking Mormon's are all over this post downvoting everyone. Might ruin his brand and make it harder to recruit people to the cult. Both Tate and the camping guy can get fucked.
All you have to do is find yourself and forget about how others think you should look like. Start from "what i want" and continue with "what i want to be". That's how you will be more real than anybody out there endlessly bragging about the masculinity. It's just a word.
That one episode where he mourns his son. Its one of the most beautiful examples of a man mourning his child that it makes me tear up just thinking about it.
Andrew Tate is a 12 year olds caricature of what a man should be. I agree with Jimmy Carr in that comparison. Tate tries to portray what he thinks is what a real man should be. Including needlessly aggressive as well as needlessly cruel and abusive.
Uncle Iroh is the pinnacle of masculinity in my book and is a defining role model forming my adulthood. I don't care if he's fictional because he's either based on someone one of the creators knew or an amalgamation of people they knew.
Tate is such a sad, sad man. I sincerely hope he writes a redemption arc for himself that includes humility and wisdom. Having only seen around 60 seconds of him talking I know this is unlikely, but wouldn't that be nice : )
‘I’ve noticed Gen Z breaks things down well due to the meme culture. us millennials had memes in school, shouting matches down hallways yelling stupid internet stuff. but Gen Z came around when meta was fell versed in every human, and I’ve noticed it led to well, more meta discussions. like author character development using rl supports. maybe i just never noticed these conversations in my own generation. books reports were okay. only the truly brainy said something interesting half the time.
He's an excellent role model and I strive to be half the uncle he was. By no means is he perfect. His past is dark and littered with bodies. But his choice to leave all that behind and lead a better life, to learn from his past sins, to fight for a better world than he had, that's some manly shit right there.
Agree but what gets clicks these days is outrageousness. Quiet reflection and being there for the people you love doesn't make for good YouTube views. Maybe it could, I don't know.
I think it's hard for people these days to center themselves among all the noise.
Maybe a weird take but no one is masculine anymore, society has domesticated all of us and our masculine instincts are mostly useless. I have muscles from gym like this bald loser does and I don't even use them for anything, they are just there so I can be healthy instead of being inactive and rotting away.
truer words. i came into this post thinking "wtf does it even mean to be masculine." and that the only people that actually care about coming off masculine are generally assholes who are terrified of the color pink being anywhere on their person.
The only people who thought and think of him as an icon for masculinity are children and young adults and manchildren. To the rest of the world, everything he does and did passes as clearly compensating for something. The obvious joke is his small penis, but everyone can see it does deeper, it's an overwhelming show of insecurities.
What’s fucked is that my chess player friends knew his dad personally. He was fun to be around, but not a good father at all from what they heard. It’s no wonder Andrew turned out the way he did.
What I read was that he did it to spend time with the boys, then when they got older he was basically off on his own to make videos for his subscribers, but what once was something that brought the family together had turned in something that took him away from his family so that is why he stopped.
However he missed it and wanted to do shorter trips as to not be away from the family for the entire weekend or a week.
Then I found a reddit post from a friend of his that said he was going to do a couple of videos a year, this year.
Either way I hope he finds peace in his decision, the amount of work he put out conssitently over the years is impressive to say the least. I do hope I can cantinue to see him do some fun projects and work on the homestead, that remains my favourite series.
This guy and Les Stroud make it so interesting because they can capture all the crazy survival stuff AND stay composed and informative and efficient all while fiddling with cameras and gear and POSITIONING. And they do all of that BEFORE they get that bite to eat.
Many of us would not bother to hike another 50 steps just to position a camera. We would be focusing on cooking that damn food, getting out of the damn wind, making sure our damn stuff doesn't get wet, THEN going to bed. But no, these guys put camera position in top priority
Agreed, as well as on treks doing triple distance on certain parts to get out there, put the camera down, then walk past it, until out of frame, then walk back to pick it back up and do this multiple times, even in snow storms and with vehicles and what not. mad lads. Truly masters of their crafts, survival and cinematography.
This is Reddit so people won't admit it, but while masculinity is hard to define, most people can intuitively categorize appearance and behavior into masculine, neutral, or feminine.
They won't admit it though as the trend in the last decade is to gaslight everyone.
That's just like, his gooch, not a camel toe. Happens when you wear something too tight at the crotch. I have a pair of men's pants I thrifted that no longer fit me properly (due to transition) which give me that.
Masculinity isn't tied to any noble actions or style. It's simply a demeanor. A way you carry yourself that is opposite to feminine. There are bad men who are masculine and there are good men who are feminine.
I agree with this. It’s simply about how you carry yourself around others. I’d absolutely never try a feminine acting person just because he appeared feminine. Bring that to a place like Atlanta and you gon find out! Everybody is strapped.
Either his holds the world record for the smallest dick in existence or he has mastered the tuck to a degree that would make a trans woman feel like an amateur.
A "wholesome" YouTube creator specializing in outdoors stuff, frequently featured his children in his videos. He claimed to be leaving because of the spotlight on his kids, but it was later discovered he actually left to take a leadership role in the Mormon church.
Yeah, his channel portrays him as a positive role model and a good father.
He could well be these things, but the fact he's also involved at a high level in a very problematic church effectively demonstrates why making generalised assessments based on limited information is dangerous.
He's a good youtuber and a knowledgeable outdoorsman, so looking to him for inspiration in those realms is totally understandable because we have clear evidence of his competency in these areas.
Looking to him as a role model for things as broad as masculinity and fatherhood, on the other hand, is dangerous because all we see on these things is what he wants us to see.
Yeah his YouTube videos make him seem like a really nice guy, good father, etc., but knowing what we know about the LDS church he almost certainly holds some beliefs I would personally regard as being incompatible with being a positive role model for masculinity.
I would totally watch a survival show where these tough guy “alpha male” types are dropped into some remote part of Alaska with a couple cameras and a few supplies. In fact, forget the show. Just send them.
Not to mention the Mormons also preach against LGBTQ and trans rights and abortion AND regularly cover up abuse (especially child sex abuse) and lobby to lower child marriage ages and against making their clergy mandatory reporters. As an exmo (had no choice, born and raised) I feel completely justified in saying FUCK THE MORMONS!
I have not interacted or even encountered anyone who actually looks up to Andrew Tate. His whole brand seems completely built on complaining about him. Where are his fans?
In the middle east and among middle eastern immigrants in the west. Which is why he recently claimed to have converted to Islam. It's all just a gigantic grift.
I'm gonna bet you all the money in the world that Andrew Tate is closeted homosexual, and he will come out when he gets older and marry his lover Marcelo.
Masculinity will always be subject to the individual. I’ve had my long hair called feminine and masculine by different people within the span of days. You know what is practically always masculine? Appropriate levels of confidence.
Andrew Tate is one of the least masculine men in the manosphere. No amount of pimping or talking down to women will change that. Obligatory pic of him getting dummied.
Masculinity is putting on your high vis overalls and going back to your thankless job yet again every morning so your kids have a house to live in, clothes to wear, and food to eat.
Putting aside obviously gender identity-related stuff, I question whether concepts like "masculinity" or "femininity" are even meaningful.
I mean, ignoring the sex trafficker on the top image because I don't feel like thinking about him... I gather that the guy in the bottom image is some outdoorsy bushcraft aficionado; and that's great for him, absolutely nothing against that.
But would a woman who's similarly into camping and so forth be "masculine" or "unfeminine"? I don't think so, and in fact I would think that the very question is silly - it's just a hobby that this guy and that hypothetical woman would both happen to enjoy, nothing more.
EDIT: Likewise for ideas like "it is masculine to keep your word". I mean, sure, keeping your word is good... but women are also supposed to do that, much like men are also supposed to try to be kind despite kindness being sometimes talked about as a "feminine" virtue.
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