An Alt Opinion; 'Free Solo' = Epidemic of Toxic Masculinity

in a sleepless moment I went for it, no doubt inspired by those I see here responding on this page Joe, Warner, SLR, Nah000 & Tar, all of whom I imagine sent things in the scary, unforgiving way, at some time?...
Also
the idea that solo climbing is done for anyone other than the sole participant is wrong.
For decades Soloing was whispered about among the cognoscenti.
It was not practiced for others consumption.
Slowly the rags, trying to outsell each other started to try to record the feats of daring-do.
Derek Hersey's(sp?) death put a stop to it for a while.
Before & after that many participated in fun 3rd class "trains" where as many as a dozen climbers would waltz the cutting edge of "funtime climbs"
Certainly, there are the near-mythical ascents of a few 5.12+s. As well as a few onsight.
The picture used for an advertisement, of Dean Potters ground-up on-sight 1st ascent of King Tut(?)is all I can think of off the top of my head.
Of course
John Bachar!John Rorshot(sp?) Richard H, Coz, WarnerB, Mike Head, so many others. . .
There are so many from the 20 years where my experience intersected with the cordless game at one time cheekily called 3rd classing. Derek,...
On the east coast in my own experience Scott Franklin, Russ Clune, Rich's of all kinds were all but silent about their cordless accomplishments.
This one time, someone else out by themselves for a 'stroll', who wrote the guidebooks, walked around a corner and said "Go right, not left" and did not stay to watch the outcome.
 just saying . . .
now, 30 years later.
'Single File', onsight, what was I thinking? just strong & climbing.

Everyone solos for a different reason

Enter women's reproductive rights as a critical player in the thesis. In third world countries where women do not have access to contraception and control over reproductive rights, there is a disproportionate amount of aggressive young men, uneducated, running around on the streets, causing trouble and getting into crime.

Soloing free climbs is a strictly personal pursuit. The counter argument is that it's not solo if you are not alone.

...empowering women through control over their reproductive rights, allowing them access to higher education...

For me the film was an opportunity, 100% about learning of human athletic potential and a little bit about the personality of someone capable of such a thing. Knowing that he made it [w/o dying], as an athlete myself, it helped me to relax, empathize with what he was doing, and focus on appreciating the physical and mental mastery involved.