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Did A Specific “Type” Of Male Personality Go Extinct In America?

Did A Specific “Type” Of Male Personality Go Extinct In America?

After watching some game shows from the 1950s, I am inclined to think so.

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Jun 16, 2022
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After watching some game shows from the 1950s, I am inclined to think so.

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“People were just different back then,” my dad would say over the dinner table. I remember him saying this every other day, often decrying how modern men behaved compared to men of the 50s and 60s. My mom would nod and I was expected to nod too.

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