乔恩·朗森在其新著《城堡：处于崩溃中的男性世界冒险》中探讨了当代男性身份的困境与失根现象。1 朗森在2024年ABC节目Q+A上表示"这是做男人的奇异时代"，反映了他对这一主题的关注。1
该书以富豪克里斯·马克的故事为切入点。1 马克继承了镀金时代的钢铁财富，患有躁郁症，在康州伍德斯托克修建了一座中世纪风格的城堡。1 他通过约会应用邀请年轻女性参与一档名为"101公主"的现实秀。1 当朗森拒绝签署马克提供的保密协议后，马克随后在三小时内发送了42条短信并威胁进行法律诉讼。1
朗森将这类现象命名为"去抑制男性"，认为其源于2010年代取消文化的反弹。1 书中分析了男性在失去传统目的来源的世界中如何通过极端行为寻求意义。1 根据2022年数据，美国25至54岁男性中有六分之一未就业，其中三分之二没有寻找工作。1
Journalist Jon Ronson's latest work examines the contemporary identity crisis facing men who have lost traditional anchors in society. In his book "The Castle: An Adventure in a World of Men in Collapse," Ronson investigates what he terms the phenomenon of "disinhibited men"—a trend he traces to a backlash against cancel culture that emerged in the 2010s.1
The narrative centers on Chris Mark, a wealthy heir to Gilded Age steel fortune who suffers from bipolar disorder and constructed a medieval-style castle in Woodstock, Connecticut.1 Mark's unusual venture involved recruiting young women through dating applications to participate in a reality show called "101 Princesses."1 When Ronson declined to sign a confidentiality agreement Mark provided, the situation escalated dramatically: Mark sent forty-two text messages within three hours and threatened legal action.1
The investigation comes amid broader challenges for American men. Data from 2022 reveals that one in six men aged twenty-five to fifty-four remain unemployed, with two-thirds of that group not actively seeking work.1 During an appearance on the ABC program Q+A in 2024, Ronson reflected on these developments, observing that "it's a strange time to be a man."1 Through his examination of figures like Mark, Ronson explores how men adrift from traditional sources of purpose increasingly turn to extreme behavior in search of meaning.1
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