Update re: my views on Captain Awkward:

Having read a bunch of recent posts, I think that most of the things the Captain says (or has been saying lately, at least) are more or less reasonable. The undercurrent of eyes-narrowing, head-tilting, and nagging suspicion is mild to nonexistent for me, for most of these posts; and indeed much of the content seems like useful advice in general and potentially helpful to me personally.

However, I did find an example of one of the things I remember strongly, almost violently disliking about her views:

(Captain Awkward suggests a test to determine whether you should stay friends with a "mean" person)

If on the other hand, it goes like this:

Mean Guy: “Mean thing…”

You: ”Hey, that was really mean” (see also: uncalled for, not cool, not okay, hurtful)

and Mean Guy:

• Mansplains why it was actually funny
• Doubles down on the jerky sentiments
• Calls you too sensitive or questions your sense of humor
• Blames his depression or makes it about some issue he has where he somehow can’t help it
• ESPECIALLY if at the end of the above conversations you end up apologizing to him in some way

Or he says anything that is not in the vicinity of “I’m sorry, you’re right”–

(then, says Captain Awkward, you should not be friends with this person.)

This falls into the now-classic pattern of "I assert that you have spoken/acted Badly and Wrongly, and that I have been injured by your words/actions! You do not have the right to question that assertion; in fact, if you do anything other than meekly apologize and otherwise express your guilt and submission, you are a Bad Person."

I have a very strong dislike of such thinking.

As an added bonus, I find the word "mansplain" to be repulsive, and anyone using it to be a big red flag. In this case, the red flag is for views/behaviors that are evident in any case.

ETA: This post, and the comments (including the Captain's responses in the comments), actually demonstrates even more starkly why I antirecommend this blog.

ETA 2: The Site Policies page explains that misogyny in a comment will cause that comment to be deleted. In the next sentence, it's stated that talking about misandry will also cause a comment to be deleted. "Misandry" is apparently a "code-word" that indicates the speaker is a Men's Rights Activist (And That's Bad™). ("Misogyny", presumably, is not a "code-word".)

It is clear, sadly, that this blog has far too much toxic ideology mixed in with the useful advice.