@newyorker: Today, in the second Trump Administration, alpha-ness—midwifed in part by Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, and lesser gods of the manosphere—has become the official demeanor of American power, and a range of alpha-male training programs have taken off. At the Men of War Crucible, you bear crawl through rivers. At Warrior Week, you dig your own grave. At the Squire Program, your teen-ager can take part, too. A three-day program called RISE ($3,000 to participate) offers you an opportunity to crawl through mud, carry heavy objects, and, as its website puts it, “CHANGE YOUR STORY & UNF**K YOUR LIFE.” The reporter Charles Bethea tagged along on a retreat, which, in reality, turned out to be more touchy-feely than expected.

Dr Woods Psychiatry :

Basically these programs keep me in business

CoconutPete23 :

luke_duke_of_puke :

I went through this. It was called ACTUALLY joining the military.

Giancarlo McEvenue :

Guys its okay to have emotions.

Rachael :

Ileana Rivera :

This is so sad for those kids

Literally_Mao :

Mind you a planet fitness membership is like 15$ a month

Randy :

all day

Nicole :

Netflix is gonna make this a #1 documentary in the next 5 to 7 years.

n64cartridge 🇵🇸 ☭ :

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry

Coffeewithmycoffee :

kym c :

duality

Haywood Jablomi :

Joe anglim from survivor does this btw

Jessica H :

I don’t want my son to be an alpha male. I want my son to be a happy, productive member of society who treats other people with respect.

Chef_Dad83 :

Everyday I come on this app and ask “is this real life?”

hxrmless :

bros it's ok to have emotions

j2078969 :

First scene

Captain :

javierantonsanti :

BTW the Army just raised its enlistment age to 42.

jaldous :

This cracks me up.

ItzEdgar316 :

This is the most saddening thing I have witnessed in my entire time on the internet

allythewhimsical :

Imma js keep my opinions to myself

jxay.vxiv :

I joined the Navy for free..

LG V :

I took my son to a vintage film photography equipment show and sale. We had a great time. He actually taught me a few things I didn’t know about East Europe lenses. He took something that was just a hobby for me and he’s got a side hustle photographing local music bands. No ice baths involved.

Shaq :

I’m a substance abuse specialist too