Haven't heard of Jay Shetty, but I'll look him up if you say he's worth paying attention to. You have to be so careful of the algo, and I do think parents and teachers need to educate kids in that regard.
Being brought up by woman would have changed your perspective I'm sure. A bad male role model is worst than not having a Dad around for sure. I was lucky with my parents - Mum is very feminist and Dad's just a kind person.