I remember seeing documentaries on prostitution at various times in my life and my impression was that most men went to not feel alone. Just to confirm.

I can only speak for myself, but I was the NQR kid everywhere I went. I didn't learn from anything I witnessed because I didn't have the tools I needed to recognize anything. All around me people were getting girls, being social etc. and it all just seemed like something that happened to people who weren't the weird kids. Everything people said or tried to help me went completely over my head....[More]

Not sure about the stigma. Home schooling isn't really a thing in my country. At least if it is, it's not talked about. All I know is I believe that experience is the driving force behind most of what humans do. Being home schooled and/or stuck behind a screen (I'm still working on unsticking myself) will leave you missing essential skills but I believe they can be learned with hard work later...[More]

I don't think they're permanently damaged as such. I'd say it's more of a severe handicap. The thing is it requires insight and reflection to figure out that there's a problem so ...I guess the end result is the same.

You will never become a man if you stay in an environment where you're treated like a kid.

Was talking about people in general. Machiavelli wasn't part of the general population. That's why his book is so remarkable.