Men going their own way, or MGTOW in short, is a form of mens rights activism (MRA). In some ways you could describe them as the separatists of the MRA. They are critical of the interactions between men and women, much like the separatist elements of (radical) feminism.
I personally believe in the middle way, but in order to understand the middle you need understand both extremes. Some really excellent videos can be on youtube, the following users are good starting points:
Realize that there are also a few rare very interesting female supporters of the MGTOW, but the fact they more attention than then the equally interesting males is part of the problem. So be critical of this, much in the same way that men amongst radical feminists can be a problem, women amongst MGTOW are to be mistrusted to some extend.
MGTOW offer a critical view on the male side of things, so it’s definately worthwhile to watch a few (dozen) videos to broaden your horizon.
This is all for, hopefully you’ll find some nice videos to watch.
MGTOW is frankly just another boring label that gets in the way of the real work, which is mobilizing social forces to dismantle feminism. It also generates a kind of intellectual sclerosis or paralysis.
In my behind-the-scenes conversations with cohorts, I like to conduct a certain exercise in which all labels (MRA, MGTOW, Masculinist, etc. ) are strictly forbidden and banished from the discourse. This has the effect of forcing intellectual growth and clarity, and “thinking outside the box.”
The only labels that are permitted in such settings, are feminist and non-feminist.
That sounds like an interesting excercise, but don’t you run into problems by still using the (non-)feminist labels? Does everyone have the same ideas wrt those labels?