The belief that the pendulum has swung too far the other way reveals people spend way too much time in the virtual world. Or listening to conservative podcasts. Empirical research indicates women possess greater empathy than men based on brain scans so maybe it’s men not caring for other men? I highly recommend reading Professor Ronald Levant decades of extensive research on men, depression and what he calls Traditional Masculinity Ideology. Women did not create the framework of the stoic provider/protector. And since you referenced the Joker, I would love to see a female anti-hero, tired of pay disparities, second class health care in all areas, told her value is basically over after age 25, relegated to the back seat of her own life when there’s a zygote involved and we can call her Deadly Serious when her rage is triggered and we can justify her exacting revenge and she wouldn’t even need to fall into a radioactive vat because there’s enough explosive fuel in the real world