in many ways our society is better for females than it is for males. indeed, being a boy is itself a learning disability, and should be (as in fact it is being) medicated or institutionalized. as we shift from a manufacturing to a "service" economy, we reward sitting still, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and stuff; so dudes are fucked, no doubt. however, don't mistake this for a permanent condition, and i think that we will soon descend again into total insane hyper-violent barbarism in which ravening hordes of berserkers wander the steppes of manhattan. then stuff like being in touch with your emotions and yapyapyapping will be extreme drawbacks. we will so be back! in other words, don't confuse a little localized moment for an evolutionary epoch.