1343: Stats Say Most Men Are Bad and It Makes You Sad | Feedback Friday
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1343: Stats Say Most Men Are Bad and It Makes You Sad | Feedback Friday

Jun 12, 2026 · 1h 34m

About this episode

<p><strong>You've read the data on men and violence, and it's draining your hope in half the population. Can the numbers survive a fact-check? It's Feedback Friday!</strong></p><p>And in case you didn't already know it, <strong>Jordan Harbinger</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/JordanHarbinger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JordanHarbinger</a>) and <strong>Gabriel Mizrahi</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/GabeMizrahi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GabeMizrahi</a>) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at <a href="mailto:friday@jordanharbinger.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">friday@jordanharbinger.com</a>. Now let's dive in!</p><p><strong>Full show notes and resources can be found here: </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/1343" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>jordanharbinger.com/1343</strong></a></p><p><strong>On This Week's Feedback Friday:</strong></p><ul><li>For anyone following <strong>the saga of Christopher Ahn (episodes </strong><a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/christopher-ahn-a-marine-in-kim-jong-uns-crosshairs-part-one/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>996</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/christopher-ahn-a-marine-in-kim-jong-uns-crosshairs-part-two/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>997</strong></a><strong>)</strong> we're ecstatic to <strong>share his recent good news!</strong></li><li><strong>You're moving the whole family in with your wonderful mother-in-law — calmer streets, a big yard, grandma next door, hundreds saved a month.</strong> There's just one problem, and he has claws, a grudge against your two sweet cats, and a reputation a stranger once called demonic. <strong>Do you draw a line in the litter?</strong></li><li><strong>A while back, a woman who'd survived real loss and an abusive marriage wondered whether she should set her younger partner free to spare him her past.</strong> Now she writes back with an update — and a stranger with an uncannily similar story sends a letter of her own. <strong>What did trusting love actually require of them?</strong></li><li><strong>You're the only woman on an all-male engineering team, finally breaking through and feeling truly seen — until a married colleague mistakes your kindness for something more and says it out loud.</strong> Now you still sit a few feet apart every single day. <strong>How do you reset a line you never meant to blur?</strong></li><li><strong>Recommendation of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FZ8CVG/?tag=jordanharbing-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mighty Plugs Pure Beeswax Earplugs</strong></a> — moldable beeswax-and-organic-cotton earplugs that conform to your ear like putty, carry a top-rated noise-reduction rating, and stay put through a full night's sleep (waterproof and reusable, too).</li><li><strong>You're a 25-year-old medical student who clawed your way up from almost nothing, and the statistics you keep reading are quietly draining your faith in half the population.</strong> You want one honest perspective that survives a fact-check — a pea-sized reason not to give up on men entirely. <strong>Is there one?</strong></li><li>Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? <strong>Drop us a line at </strong><a href="mailto:friday@jordanharbinger.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>friday@jordanharbinger.com</strong></a><strong>!</strong></li><li><strong>Connect with Jordan</strong> on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanHarbinger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JordanHarbinger</a> and Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jordanharbinger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jordanharbinger</a>.</li><li><strong>Connect with Gabriel</strong> on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/GabeMizrahi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@GabeMizrahi</a> and Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gabrielmizrahi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gabrielmizrahi</a>.</li></ul><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1344999619?mt=2&ls=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here</strong></a><strong> — even one sentence helps! </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Sign up for </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Six-Minute Networking</strong></a><strong> — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at </strong><a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>jordanharbinger.com/course</strong></a><strong>!</strong></li><li><strong>Subscribe to our once-a-week </strong><a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Wee Bit Wiser</em></strong></a><strong> newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!</strong></li><li><strong>Do you even Reddit, bro? 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