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Why does traditional masculinity have such longevity, even among younger boys?
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Culture resists change. That's its role. And it's all but impossible to force lasting change in a particular direction (see former Soviet republics, for example). If there's no societal benefit to a change, it won't happen.
Overworking has no social benefit besides few people getting extra rich yet somehow we are going that way.
Whether overwork is a forced change or happened spontaneously is a subject for further study. I suspect that it was, initially, an organic response to a societal need. The ultra-wealthy saw an opportunity and took advantage to try and force it even more in their favor. Whether this lasts is anyone's guess, but my money is that it won't.