I'm wondering what it is that young males saw in him that they resonated with.
I'm (anecdotally) guessing that there might be a recent lack of positive online discourse on masculinity because the positive role models might have become reluctant to participate because of the social climate that only the loud misguided ones like Tate become the "examples" of masculinity to look to in social media.
Is it possible to view Matsodon from Lemmy platforms?