Influencers Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson are symptoms of fraying ethic of care

When nobody else reaches out to these boys, when no body provides a healthy narrative to help make sense of the confusing — often turbulent — aspects of identity, sexuality, and belonging, someone else will, writes Conor Hammersley

Much of the public conversation today focuses on figures like Andrew Tate, above, or Jordan Peterson. This focus misses the point, writes Conor Hammersley. File Picture: Vadim Ghirda/AP

There’s an invisible scene in Netflix’s hit show Adolescence that feels painfully familiar: Jamie, the teenage boy at the centre of the story, scrolls endlessly through his phone. 

It starts innocently — gym tips, dating advice, maybe a video on cryptocurrency. But soon, the algorithm shifts. The messages grow darker, more divisive, more radical.