This artical talks about how women are outperforming men, and the male response seems to be to play video games. Well, yeah its more complicated than that but now I have your attention.
Tell me what you think about this artical.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/04/opinion/bennett-men-in-trouble/
Economically there are a lot of disincentives for men to perform to their maximum potential (see affirimative action, child custody laws, etc.).
I was recently discussing with a buddy INFJ that she felt that women have a dual problem; they ask on the one hand to be independent etc, whilst in the other they still expect their men to support/protect them biologically. This is just confusing and bizarre to men because it isn't something we think about and it leads to very erratic female behaviour. The average male doesn't really want to deal with erratic and unstable people, it's dangerous for their own well being.
Added to this the proliferation of free sexual material then the need for males to seek out interaction with females even if the desire to do so is virtually nil. Where those hurdles are met then the women is usual fighting off the twin demons of their own sexuality. This is not pleasant.
Since the major driver of economic activity for males is to get women, then no, there is less and less requirement for it and less and less need to acheive and when acheivement is accomplish it is penalised thus providing significant signals that simply put it is a waste of time.
There is another lost facet; the male role model. No longer is the male role model with strong individual characteristics allowed in our society; it is seen as a sexist construct that is written out of film and media in favour of 'males are dumb, females are smarter' friends-esque stereo types. The Eisenhowers, Churchills have been eliminated as representative of a patriarchy which pardon my bluntness was little more than success through individual endeavour. This characters are individual focused and thus disdained in favour of socialites.
Therefore there is an additional problem: any achievement for a male based only for a male is disdained by society in general.
To answer your question:
Are men in danger - No
Are men boycotting the game - Possibly.
On a personal note - I solve these issues through some simple rules:
Never date/get properly with any women who does not risk the same assets and opportunities as I do - something which is virtually impossible and this fits nicely with reasonable caps in relationships,
no you cannot move into my house unless you buy half of it from me.
Straight out refuse to be involved with individuals who promote social convenience over personal integrity,
no you are doing this for your friends or for an arbitrary social convenience not for what you have worked out to be right and decent.
Disregard females who approach me with child in arm,
no I will not fund your poor use of birth control or your desire to shag someone who is physically fit and then find a decent dad, go elsewhere.
Simply stand by my standards regardless of adversity.
Some people hate me for it, but more yet find me strangely compelling.
You should note the consequences:
Yes I sit at the laptop 5 hours a day playing games, no I have no interest in changing that behaviour because it is better than the alternatives.
Yes I hold down a very very well paid and highly skilled job and have a masters degree in engineering.
The proof, as they say is in the pudding.
The society needs to drop gender based expectations. There is no single way to be a "man", and I simply resent the "man up" saying. No, marriage, work and God aren't the pinnacle of everyone's life.
Individuals need to drop gender expectations towards one another. Government needs to eliminate gender bias.
