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Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by elcapitan »

izzydata wrote: post #35
elcapitan wrote: post #12

So what's the problem when people are not forced anymore to adhere to stupid social games, faking interest in other people, wasting a lot of time on something that in the end is just a couple of minutes of satifsfying a body function? Seems like a huge plus. Nobody is forced to live that way, and probably everybody else is better off with the two worlds separated.

I don't think they are suggesting that the reason is because humanity has evolved past our sexual desires. People still want it. They just aren't doing it.

I didn't either. The article mostly talks about porn as a substitute for sex to satisfy the desires, and that seems like a perfectly legitimate option.

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by refurb »

baxuz wrote: post #16

The article almost exclusively talks about the US. One reason that isn't mentioned in the article is because the US is fundamentally based on puritanism and a lot of its values, especially concerning passion and sexuality are still prevalent in its culture. The "All American" OJ and corn flakes breakfast and circumcision (used as a form of genital mutilation to prevent masturbation) by Kellogs is still practiced to t…

This is the most “i read it on the internet” explanation I’ve ever seen.

After the sexual revolution of that happened 60 years ago and the acceptance of casual sex even on television 40 years ago, OP is going with the “the puritans of the 1600’s are to blame”.

I LOL’ed.

I highly recommend the OP Google his closest dive bar and drink until closing time then go and change those stats personally.

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by [deleted] »

jereees wrote: post #27
baxuz wrote: post #16

The article almost exclusively talks about the US. One reason that isn't mentioned in the article is because the US is fundamentally based on puritanism and a lot of its values, especially concerning passion and sexuality are still prevalent in its culture. The "All American" OJ and corn flakes breakfast and circumcision (used as a form of genital mutilation to prevent masturbation) by Kellogs is still practiced to t…

Sorry I must have missed something how do you link Kelloggs the cereal company with circumcision?

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Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by halo37253 »

caeril wrote: post #14

It's burying the lede to suggest that young people are having less sex. The salient fact is that it's young men who are skewing this average down. Women, on average, are doing perfectly fine in the sexual marketplace, along with the top 10-15% of men. edit: The above was my reflexive response to the headline. Now that I've actually read the article, I have to say that the article is very good and quite comprehensive,…

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Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by commandlinefan »

My fear when I was young was that women for the most part really would rather not, but just put up with it because it was sort of required if you wanted to participate in the married and had kids portion of civilization.

The older I get, the more I suspect I was probably right.

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by jstx1 »

hiran88 wrote: post #9

From my perspective and direct experience, it’s widespread porn use, which has extremely detrimental effects on your dopamine system, which leads to something you might term ‘lack of charisma, confidence and vital energy’, which leads to less people having sex due to confidence/charisma issues and lack of any drive. By my experience and observation, porn is really bad for oneself, and it’s really addicting. I’m a mil…

This has no backing in actual science (regardless of what the cult-like communities on reddit and similar places claim). I think a lot of people misattribute many of their problems to porn because (1) they watch porn and (2) they have some serious life problems. But that doesn't mean that (1) causes (2).

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by Kharvok »

caeril wrote: post #14

It's burying the lede to suggest that young people are having less sex. The salient fact is that it's young men who are skewing this average down. Women, on average, are doing perfectly fine in the sexual marketplace, along with the top 10-15% of men. edit: The above was my reflexive response to the headline. Now that I've actually read the article, I have to say that the article is very good and quite comprehensive,…

I think given technology and modern lifestyle choices, top 10% men can signal this more broadly than ever.

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by cjbgkagh »

caeril wrote: post #14

It's burying the lede to suggest that young people are having less sex. The salient fact is that it's young men who are skewing this average down. Women, on average, are doing perfectly fine in the sexual marketplace, along with the top 10-15% of men. edit: The above was my reflexive response to the headline. Now that I've actually read the article, I have to say that the article is very good and quite comprehensive,…

I recently saw a chart that showed that women recently overtook men in the no sex in the last 12 months.

Re: Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

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Post by Wiseacre »

halo37253 wrote: post #45
caeril wrote: post #14

It's burying the lede to suggest that young people are having less sex. The salient fact is that it's young men who are skewing this average down. Women, on average, are doing perfectly fine in the sexual marketplace, along with the top 10-15% of men. edit: The above was my reflexive response to the headline. Now that I've actually read the article, I have to say that the article is very good and quite comprehensive,…

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Sounds incel-y. Most men have no problem sleeping around. They just don't want the women who are interested in them.
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