text: In the "Matrix," Neo takes the red pill and discovers humans have been turned into batteries for the machines. Men who take the (metaphorical) red pill today discover that husbands and fathers have been turned into cash machines for women. Pay up or go to jail. The traditional male role now comes with lots of responsibilities and obligations but few benefits--and those benefits can easily be taken away. The result is more and more men are shying away from marriage and fatherhood, ergo have little reason to prepare themselves for the role of breadwinner--as the breadwinner usually loses the kids, his income, and his freedom if he fails to come through with the check. Unless family laws change, this trend will continue and marriage will all but disappear.