Yes we are mediocre, mediocre is what we are

Wow. Way to be sexist and misanthropist.

I have a teacher who's usually spot on with her arguments and opinions ... But then she claimed there was a conspiracy that they're trying to feminize men and it's wrong for men to be anything other than masculine

And I think this dude died in 1916 or 1917. So this is basically the early 1900s equivalent of "YOU DAMN MILLENNIALS WITH YOUR V-NECK SHIRTS AND YOUR WEIRD ABILITY TO SHOW YOU HAVE EMOTIONS. *old man fist shake*"

We are literally going through the most peaceful time in human history, I think that has something to do with women having more rights for a change.

Each generation will likely see the next as "less manly." This is a sign of success as a society. As we create a world that is less brutal and conditions where it is easier to thrive, not only do the need for the attitudes and traits to face the dissapering challenges go with them, but we create more time for people to think and communicate, things which before were luxuries which went against survival. As we create a more even and inclusive world where people are free to realize potential and we raise the expectations of those once seen as infeebled- "being a man" becomes synonymous with being a responsible and resilient human. Does this create mediocrity? Perhaps, perhaps not, it does create a world where we have the ability to be more concerned with the means by which we achieve than be forced through grave necessity to achieve results by any means. Ethics always takes a back seat to survival, I look forward to a future where survival can be our least concern and people our first.

Let's just all start sucking dick, why don't we?