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Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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Re: Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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I've heard a lot of theories about what is causing this, the most common being plastics, increased sugar consumption, more people worldwide being overweight/obese, more people worldwide being sedentary/less physically active, exposure to various harmful chemicals, and more. I'd assume it's probably a combination of several factors, but similar to plummeting male testosterone (which likely has similar and potentially related causes) I don't see this as likely to get anywhere near the amount of attention and funding from various governments and organizations around the world as it would if it were affecting female health.

Re: Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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Great news for people like me who don't want to reproduce.

Do you intend to become elderly? Perhaps not so great news in 50 years when you are looking for a nursing home.

I'll just make enough money to pay for a good nursing home

Re: Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you intend to become elderly? Perhaps not so great news in 50 years when you are looking for a nursing home.

Have enough investments and fiat to not be the poor sucker who can’t pay for help end of life as the young, productive cohort compresses.

Unless you’re investing in canned soup and ammo, you need young people working for those retirement “savings” to be worth anything.

The modern retirement system is merely an additional layer of indirection over the traditional system of kids taking care of their elderly parents.

Re: Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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You mean, reality itself? Does the next moment in time consent to the current one? I don't think we should annihilate ourselves because you can't reconcile it with your clinging to the idea of consent

Re: Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought

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Great news for people like me who don't want to reproduce.

Do you intend to become elderly? Perhaps not so great news in 50 years when you are looking for a nursing home.

Got you, fam: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59577162
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