I’m not really a member of this community, hopefully that’s fine, I am a man.
I don’t think most people are going to know what you want when you ask why they’re a man, they just are men, like a tree is a tree or water is wet. That doesn’t have to discount trans people, because theyre just trans and that’s that.
When you ask what the purpose of being a man is I don’t know what you’re asking. It’s a bit like asking the meaning of life, it’s unanswerable. There are certainly male archetypes, historically the provider, the hunter, the builder, and those are still around but they’re not my goals. I do feel a pressure to make sure my family is provided for and fill that role. I also feel pressure to look good which means exercising and looking traditionally male.
I don’t aspire to be some stereotypical 1800’s moustached bare-knuckle brawler character of masculinity for masculinity’s sake, but when I look at history there are men I aspire to be like (for their achievements and attributes).