I wonder if the changing sexual landscape is connected to the obvious fact that the human race is not in danger of becoming extinct. There are more humans today than at any time in history, and according to science there is a bell curve in any species where at it's peak the success of a species is reflected in a reduction in the rate of reproduction.
The highest birth rates are in cultures where babies have the lowest chance of surviving to age 5. The instinct of the mother is to keep trying. The lowest birth rates are in cultures which have the highest standard of living and the least survival stressors.
So what happens when reproduction becomes less necessary to a population? Perhaps we are seeing this in culture today. The individual sex drive has not diminished, evolution does not happen that quickly. Much of what we do is not strictly determined by individual drives but by group behavior. Perhaps the devaluation of sexual reproduction is what we are seeing in women and men and perhaps it is perfectly natural. Maybe we should accept it.
What are men good for? Oh, creating tech, running things, politics, writing, winning awards, getting promotions, fighting wars, getting paid more for sport, getting more respect, working in construction, mining, being in a band etc, making up new sports, being taken seriously. If women don't need men's protection why do we have a culture that still shows men as doing all the stuff and women needing protection 99% of the time? Incredibly myopic interviewer and interviewee.
I wonder if the changing sexual landscape is connected to the obvious fact that the human race is not in danger of becoming extinct. There are more humans today than at any time in history, and according to science there is a bell curve in any species where at it's peak the success of a species is reflected in a reduction in the rate of reproduction.
The highest birth rates are in cultures where babies have the lowest chance of surviving to age 5. The instinct of the mother is to keep trying. The lowest birth rates are in cultures which have the highest standard of living and the least survival stressors.
So what happens when reproduction becomes less necessary to a population? Perhaps we are seeing this in culture today. The individual sex drive has not diminished, evolution does not happen that quickly. Much of what we do is not strictly determined by individual drives but by group behavior. Perhaps the devaluation of sexual reproduction is what we are seeing in women and men and perhaps it is perfectly natural. Maybe we should accept it.
What are men good for? Oh, creating tech, running things, politics, writing, winning awards, getting promotions, fighting wars, getting paid more for sport, getting more respect, working in construction, mining, being in a band etc, making up new sports, being taken seriously. If women don't need men's protection why do we have a culture that still shows men as doing all the stuff and women needing protection 99% of the time? Incredibly myopic interviewer and interviewee.