It probably was. I can't imagine someone from the outside giving our problems that much thought (yes, even the little amount necessary to write his water post)
My country had forced drafts at some point, and I don't remember a single foid (work acquaintances, family members, friends' gfs) ever asking me if I'm safe and if I have the means to escape et cetera, same even with my normie buddies.
They don't give a single shit about men literally brutally dying as a dehumanized cannon fodder, why would they care about men being lonely jfl. This is how little men and their problems mean to everybody, even us dying brutally is not enough for anyone to care.