<p class="button-wrapper"><a class="button primary" href="https://bit.ly/Crux-Community"><span>JOIN FOR $8/YEAR</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jP3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5f6b135d-50da-4442-8a94-8cc608e9b8d4_600x440.jpeg" target="_blank"><div class="image2-inset"><source type="image/webp" /><img alt="Bok Bar - Rooftop bar in Philadelphia | The Rooftop Guide" class="sizing-normal" height="440" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0jP3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5f6b135d-50da-4442-8a94-8cc608e9b8d4_600x440.jpeg" title="Bok Bar - Rooftop bar in Philadelphia | The Rooftop Guide" width="600" /><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg fill="none" height="20" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" viewBox="0 0 20 20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image" tabindex="0" type="button"><svg class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2" fill="none" height="20" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Check out Bok Bar the next time you’re in Philadelphia. The rooftop view is worth it! And so is the Ube ice cream.</figcaption></figure></div><p>A few months ago, <span class="mention-wrap"></span> had an amazing, difficult and necessary conversation about <strong><a href="https://dorothylittellgreco.substack.com/p/the-epstein-files-entitlement-and">The Epstein Files, Entitlement, and Misogyny: How American Men Can Change the Narrative.</a> </strong></p><blockquote><p><strong>Her book, </strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/118564/9780310166702">For the Love of Women: Uprooting Misogyny and Healing America is a gift. </a></p></blockquote><div class="youtube-wrap" id="youtube2-Ms23FeJWvKU"><div class="youtube-inner"></div></div><p>Shortly before that conversation, I watched <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms23FeJWvKU">Inside the Manosphere</a> and the above interview from author and scholar, <span class="mention-wrap"></span> on the The Daily Show. </p><p>There is one resounding response to all this content that I feel deeply: </p><ul><li><p><strong>GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND MAKE A FRIEND. </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND MENTOR A CHILD THAT IS NOT YOUR OWN</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND CULTIVATE A LIFE ROOTED IN REALITY AND RELATIONSHIPS — NOT RESULTS OR CONTROL.</strong> </p></li></ul><p><strong>And last weekend, I did all those things!</strong></p><div><hr /></div><div class="digest-post-embed"></div><blockquote><p><em><strong>A NOTE ABOUT MY WORK</strong>: I am leaving my full-time job with InterVarsity USA on June 30. My new work will be with<a href="https://bit.ly/Support-CBR-ArochaUSA"> AROCHA USA // Center for Beauty and Resistance</a>. If you <a href="https://bit.ly/Support-CBR-ArochaUSA">DONATE</a> you will be made a founding member here. Thanks for your prayers, support and generosity.</em></p></blockquote><div><hr /></div>
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