I wonder if this trend has any connection with the rise of dating apps? Dating apps tend to be overwhelming for women, so they don’t use them. Men are often unsuccessful on them. It ends up hurting the self worth of a lot of users. And men who feel like they aren’t getting seen are exploited for premium subscriptions. If men are looking for an explanation or advice to the dating world, someone like Tate could be very appealing.

I would not blame women for how bad dating apps are either. But I think the average person would say something like “the women in my area suck” or “women just don’t like me” before they think the design of the app itself is part of the problem. Does that make them less feminist? Still probably not, but it could push them towards pickup artists type guys if they are really frustrated.