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52% of adults aged 18 to 29 live at home, the most since the great depression, according to this: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/09/04/a-majority-...
What does that have to do with GenX?
Is there any reputable study or sources for the amount of casual sex among young homosexual men? Because, anecdotally: plenty of casual sex.
Theories of sex decreasing because of men being left out of the economy, the secular decrease in testosterone, men being addicted to video games and porn, etc. have to grapple with the likelihood that casual sex hasn't decreased among men-who-have-sex-with-men but rather increased. If that were confirmed, then why are men-who-have-sex-with-women in particular not having sex?
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> The women tend to retreat from casual sex because they don't want it (and not only because the pickings are subjectively slim, but also because the expectations for them to 'put out' are very high); I'm not sure I follow. Women don't want casual sex because their potential partners do?
Everyone with a sex drive wants sex, but they want it from the right person. The heuristics surrounding the "right person" selection process have been destroyed. The women I know who have retreated from dating have almost unanimously expressed frustration with both the poor selection of available men (because their standards have been artificially inflated) and the constant push from the available men for the women t…
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You just mentioned two of the most powerful and charismatic men in history. Can you elaborate on the comparison?
Carter is a very pious individual whose actions always seem to be consistent with that belief system. Clinton is a well-know womanizer whose exploits were known long before his presidency. They are both powerful, and influential. But one seemed to put a whole lot more effort into getting laid, to the point of destroying his career.
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I don't think this hypothesis holds water. Individuals motivated to copulate might initially perceive an abundance of choice, but it would be quickly self-correcting as hookups don't materialize. The falling alcohol consumption seems much more plausible in my opinion.
Why do people keep going back to junk food as good outcomes don't materialize? Humans are not rational.
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No, not really. The modern western form of treating sex primarily as an entertainment activity is very much a new thing. Previously we had marriage and other cultural practices that aimed to channel these forces in productive directions. Now we just have PornHub and Tinder.
I’m not a historian but aren’t those tightly controlled cultural practices a relatively modern invention? Certainly the ancients were known to have orgies (presumably for fun). People have observed how the 20th century was for many people a return to their “true” nature (eg free love, drugs, rave parties). Maybe it’s just always been true that, when their wealth/resources allow for it, people like to have sex for fun…
Traditional cultures would do a lot to control the sex of their unmarried daughters, because that would mean babies to care for and that means a lot of additional troubles.
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Sounds like we should eliminate the need for and concept of wealth, then, so people can congregate based on shared interest instead of having to factor in the possibility of monetary support from their partner(s).
You propose to eliminate the concept of status? Impossible. Even monkeys have it.