I’m Going to Say What Everyone’s Thinking, And I Have the Receipts

The quiet neutering of men isn’t an accident. It’s a calculated strategy to keep you weak and compliant.

This is Part 1 of a 5-part series examining the systemic decline of male health, identity, and economic security, and what it means for the next generation.

Look around. You don’t need a lab coat or a PhD to see it: young men today are weaker, more fatigued, and more directionless than any generation before them. This isn’t just a cultural narrative, it’s measurable in the most basic biological marker of male health: testosterone.

Consider the evidence. Large-scale studies have shown an unambiguous trend: average testosterone levels in men have declined 20–30% over the last few decades. A 2007 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that men of the same age had significantly lower testosterone in 2004 compared to 1987, independent of age and health factors (Travison et al., 2007). Another study in Human Reproduction Update (2017) found that sperm concentration in Western men has dropped by over 50% since 1973 (Levine et al., 2017).

This isn’t nostalgia for some mythical golden age. It’s a documented, multi-decade slide in the biological foundation of male vitality.

Lower testosterone isn’t just a lab value. It’s linked to reduced motivation, higher rates of depression, metabolic disease, and lower fertility, all trends accelerating in parallel.

Meanwhile, rates of obesity, one of the most powerful suppressors of testosterone, have more than tripled since the 1970s (CDC, 2022). Chronic exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA) further erodes hormonal health. A systematic review in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology confirmed that phthalate metabolites are associated with reduced testosterone in adult men (Meeker & Ferguson, 2011).

This isn’t random. The same public institutions that promote “health equity” subsidize ultra-processed foods linked to metabolic dysfunction, while regulators have been slow and often unwilling to meaningfully restrict endocrine disruptors in packaging and consumer products.

But biology is only part of the story. In the next installment, we’ll examine the cultural forces that have framed masculinity as inherently problematic, and the consequences of a generation raised to see their own nature as suspect.

Because none of this is accidental. It is the outcome of a system that profits from dependence, weakness, and confusion, and quietly punishes those who don’t comply.

You don’t have to play along.

Coming Soon: Part 2 – The Cultural Attack

How masculinity became a pathology, and why some institutions prefer it that way.

References

Travison TG, Araujo AB, O’Donnell AB, Kupelian V, McKinlay JB. A population-level decline in serum testosterone levels in American men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007;92(1):196–202.

Levine H, Jørgensen N, Martino-Andrade A, et al. Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2017;23(6):646–659.

Meeker JD, Ferguson KK. Urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with decreased serum testosterone in men. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2011;9:64.

CDC. Adult Obesity Facts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2022.