Maia, this is a really good piece. I think there is even more too it, including further parsing the data in the US. Generally I think this is both more complicated in some ways but less complicated in others. The voting gender gap in the US has been widening for years with a few different causes. I think we’re seeing a number of factors all contribute to the same effect, but many authors pick the one they want to scream about and ignore all the others. Sorry for the disjointed reply. Some more thought & analysis on my part would help.
Very interesting read, Maia. One thing I would like to add to your point about loneliness is the role sub-urbanist zoning laws (sprawling, single-family housing; lack of a "third-place"; etc.) has played in loneliness in America. The post-WW2, car-centric model that American cities have pursued has left them spread out and culture-less - leaving our youth with little community to identify with, and leads them to find community with the Tates and individualists of the internet.
Maia, this is a really good piece. I think there is even more too it, including further parsing the data in the US. Generally I think this is both more complicated in some ways but less complicated in others. The voting gender gap in the US has been widening for years with a few different causes. I think we’re seeing a number of factors all contribute to the same effect, but many authors pick the one they want to scream about and ignore all the others. Sorry for the disjointed reply. Some more thought & analysis on my part would help.
Very interesting read, Maia. One thing I would like to add to your point about loneliness is the role sub-urbanist zoning laws (sprawling, single-family housing; lack of a "third-place"; etc.) has played in loneliness in America. The post-WW2, car-centric model that American cities have pursued has left them spread out and culture-less - leaving our youth with little community to identify with, and leads them to find community with the Tates and individualists of the internet.