"Paul Allen has a Better Apartment."

American Psycho

One my all time favourite films

Young Christian Bale with the ego to match;

New York

Dinner at Dorsia

Competing with Paul Allen for status among his peers.

Yet they're all mistaken for each other as they dress the same

Now Status for men then was clear cut

• Good Job
• Attractive Family
• Nice Car

A blueprint for success.

But now?

Status is shifting.

• Remote jobs over office towers.
• Stay-at-home dads over Wall Street wolves.
• Fitness over Ferraris.

Men aren’t chasing the same markers.

But are they any happier?

The rules are changing.

But no one gave men the new playbook.

• Told to be strong—but not too strong.
• Told to lead—but only when asked.
• Told to step up—then told to step aside.

No wonder men feel lost.

So they look for direction.

Some find it in self-improvement.

Some in Tate, Rogan, or the manosphere.

Some in resentment.

But men need more than influencers and anger.

They need a purpose.

A mission.

A space where masculinity isn’t a problem to be solved.

But a force to be shaped.

Because without that?

We don’t get less American Psycho.

We get more.