I've just finished reading a great opinion piece (by a woman) about the self-absorption of the modern male. Don't get me wrong; I like the look of a nice young man - Ruairi O'Connor topless in Delicious, for example (I had to be revived with smelling salts). But done to excess? I think not. Here are some memorable quotes from a piece that contains many witty observations:

"Young men are drinking less alcohol, smoking less and, oddly, having less sex, perhaps because sex involves focusing on someone else."
"Veganism is on trend because it is slimming and ethical — never mind that it makes you a bore at parties."
"We are witnessing a very 21st-century asceticism. No real sacrifice involved, just a new exciting set of powders and pills to order on Amazon Prime, while you have earnest conversations about the dangers of our consumer culture."

Read and enjoy - https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/08/...f-improvement/