'Raw dogging' flight trend may be a way to portray masculinity online, but it likely won't help your brain

"Just raw dogged a 15hr flight." The latest trend doing the rounds on social media — raw dogging flights — shows people sitting in silence during long-haul flights with no digital distractions. Neuroscientist Mark Williams said while prolonged engagement with digital entertainment led to mental fatigue, raw dogging flights did not offer a fix. He said the raw dogging movement was led by a centre-right demographic online, with young white men chasing a traditional hardened version of masculinity. Similar to the mental toughness challenge 75 Hard, the culture expert said raw dogging appeared to be the "new test of masculinity" online and there was likely to be more to come.