New data shows young men are souring on the manosphere and losing faith in just about everything

Manosphere influencers and podcast bros may be losing favor with young men. New data shows that Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Andrew Tate, and Joe Rogan — major influencers with massive young male followings — have recently lost considerable approval among that very group.It’s a symptom of a broader, concerning phenomenon: many young people’s political outlook seems to be more reactionary than based in principle.They’re looking for heroes to take their problems seriously, but they’re finding out that grievance alone isn’t a grounding philosophy.Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, podcast host Joe Rogan has lost 11 points of approval among young men, bringing him down to 42%.

Elon Musk was down 14 points to just 37%, and Tucker Carlson’s net favorability went down 12 points.And Andrew Tate, who was arrested this year for alleged sexual assault, now has a dismal -30 approval rating among young men.That’s all according to new data published by Puck from the Speaking With American Men Project (SAM), which has been tracking the political preferences of young men aged 18 to 29.Of course these are vastly different characters within the so-called “manosphere.” And, to be honest, I think it’s a little unfair of SAM to lump Rogan, Musk, Carlson, and Tate together — but the uniform contraction in their popularity is still revealing. Over the past several years, young men of all political stripes who are increasingly disillusioned with our political system have been desperately looking for someone to believe in and to look up to.

And they’ve gravitated towards influencers who spoke to their problems, from Hasan Piker on the extreme left to Nick Fuentes on the extreme right and many others in between.All these influencers delivered a similar pitch: I hear your problems, I won’t talk down to you, and maybe we can fix it.In the run-up to the 2024 election, young men felt seen and heard by President Trump’s engagement with this corner of t...