Young men and women seem to be increasingly fed up with one another. From the US to Germany, South Korea to Tunisia, ideological gaps have opened up between young women (who are more liberal) and young men (who are more conservative). Young men seem the keenest users in the US, the same is not true everywhere. As a result, they have been more likely to move to cities to find work, while young men have been more likely to remain at home. With apologies to TS Eliot, maybe this is the way the world ends.

Source: The Irish Times February 12, 2026 07:31 UTC