Musings of a Poor College Student

#metoo is not a movement that is bad by default. All it's intended to do is provide a safe space(shudder) for women to come out as having been sexually harassed or raped by men in power. It has brought down pretty big names in almost every place. Politicians, celebrities, comedians, Hollywood, etc. I do think that it is at least somewhat a good thing. Rape and sexual assault by men in power has been a problem for a long time. Not just for women, but children too. Especially in Hollywood. That said, #metoo is not without its faults. One of those faults is worsening the relationship between men and women. Not just in the workplace, but in dating and the personal life too. What we are seeing with #metoo is akin to McCarthyism. I'm not saying that all women coming out are liars, but they could be. Some are liars. Some have been proven liars. It's happened way too many times. A completely innocent man is accused of sexual harassment or rape, and his life is ruined for it. He lo...

It has been a fact for a long time that both men and women's happiness is on the decline. Poll after poll shows an increase in depression and suicide, and just an overall decrease of happiness. One of the biggest reasons for this is dating; or rather, the lack thereof. An increasing number of men and women are single. More and more of them are not interested in dating, or just feel it's too much of a hassle. There are plenty of reasons for this. We live in an age like no other. You don't have to date. It's no longer societally expected of you. That fact makes some people decide they don't want to date. There's also the advent of social media to talk about. Things like Facebook and Instagram and Snapchat have forever changed the dating game. For the worse, in my own opinion. Especially with online dating. I've talked about the vicious cycle of online dating before, but I'll elaborate again for those that don't know what I'm on about. Men play ...