Author Probes 2 Dating Advice Camps as Andrew Tate and Dan Bilzerian Shape Young Men
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Updated · slowboring.com · Jun 18
Author Probes 2 Dating Advice Camps as Andrew Tate and Dan Bilzerian Shape Young Men
3 articles · Updated · slowboring.com · Jun 18
Summary
A new podcast-style essay investigates online dating advice for young men and argues the bigger problem is often the messengers, not every piece of advice itself.
Andrew Tate is cited as offering some reasonable self-improvement themes, while Dan Bilzerian is flagged as a far-right antisemitic conspiracy theorist despite giving familiar pickup-style guidance.
Jerusalem argues the genre’s broad stereotypes make for bad advice, saying healthy relationships start with curiosity about the specific person in front of you.
The author counters that if liberals reject all generalized dating guidance, they risk ceding a high-demand advice market to right-wing influencers and other online provocateurs.
Both sides converge on a wider critique: social-media dating content is often vague about its actual goal, and people may be better served by advice from friends and family than engagement-driven creators.