Why Are Young Men Becoming More Right Wing? - Daniel Cox - #775

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
What's happening, people, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Daniel Cox. He's a researcher, pollster, and director of the Survey Center on American Life. Never before has the divide between left and right mirrored the split between men and women so closely. Women are increasingly leaning to the left while young men are skewing toward the right. Daniel is the original analyzer of this groundbreaking data and has a variety of explanations for exactly what we're seeing in the modern political world. Expect to learn why there is such an ideological divide between men and women, whether Me Too had anything to do with this change, what roles abortion and LGBT campaigns play in this, whether conservative men are struggling to find a partner, the implications of the gender political divide on dating and much more. I think this is one of the biggest stories for 2024 We're going into an election year in America and generally people date and find friends within their political sphere, which means that as men and women move further apart, they are less likely to be able to get into relationships and less likely to become friends, which is trez not good. It's definitely suboptimal there. It's just a fascinating story. I think this is something that we should all be keeping our eyes on over the coming months and hopefully something can be done to reverse it because more divide is definitely not good. And I also appreciate that Daniel comes at this from a pretty impartial lens. He's analysing the data and looking at potential explanations but not really making a value judgment on it. It's not like this is right or wrong for the individuals in there, but we can think about what might be more effective for a society at large. So lots to take away from today. I've been absolutely obsessed with Legendary Foods lately. They make the best protein sweets I've ever had. Their cinnamon protein sweet roll and strawberry protein pastry are like crack. They're literally like crack and you warm it in the microwave for about 10 seconds and it tastes phenomenal. Their macros are insane. Each of the snacks are between 150 and 220 calories and have 20 grams of protein. Do you hear me? 20 grams of protein in something that tastes like a sweet. Four to six net grams of carbs and two grams or less of sugar. Your average cinnamon roll is more than 400 calories and has 60 grams of sugar and zero protein obviously because it sucks. I love them. They help satiate my sweet tooth. They keep my gains and they make me hit my protein goals. What else do you want? Best of all, they offer free shipping on all orders over $69 plus you can get 10% off all purchases by going to eatlegendary.com/modernwisdom and using the code modern wisdom at checkout. So if you've got a sweet tooth and you want to keep your gains, head to eatlegendary.com/modernwisdom and modern wisdom at checkout. This episode is brought to you by one of the greatest podcasts of all time, The Tim Ferriss Show. Each episode, Tim deconstruct world class performers like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Fox, Jerry Seinfeld, LeBron James and Naval Ravikant. In fact, his episode with Naval Ravikant is genuinely one of my favorite podcast episodes of all time. Those two are absolute powerhouses and I highly recommend that you go and listen to it. This show was hugely influential in getting me into podcasting. He literally created the podcast that taught me how to release a podcast seven years ago before he even knew who I was. And I couldn't recommend any other show more highly. Now is the perfect time to tune in because this year they have some huge plans in store. Right now you can find the Tim Ferriss Show wherever you get your podcasts and you can learn more about the podcast as well as Five Bullet Friday, Tim's fantastic newsletter with nearly two million weekly subscribers at tim.blog, that's tim.blog. Honestly, the difference in the quality of your life when you have a world-class backpack is pretty hard to describe. Nomatic make the most functional, durable and innovative backpacks, bags, luggage and accessories that I've ever used. Their 20-litre travel pack and carry-on classic are absolute game changers. The amount of thought that they've put into every pouch and zipper is incredible. They're beautifully designed and not over-engineered and will literally last you a lifetime because they've got a lifetime guarantee. So if it breaks at any point, they'll give you a new one. They also offer free shipping on orders over $49 in the contiguous United States. And if you don't love your purchase, you can return or exchange your item 30 days after you've received it for any reason. Nomatic is offering modern wisdom listeners 20% off their first purchase when they go to nomatic.com/modernwisdom and using the code MW20 at checkout. That's nomatic.com/modernwisdom and MW20 at checkout. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Daniel Cox.