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Re:Single-dose testosterone administration increases prefere... by spaceflunky on Thursday July 05, 2018 @07:24PM (#17467729)
Exactly this. “Mid life crisis” is just a fabricated pejorative meme. The reality is that for most middle class men, they can only afford to spend money on long sought after expensive hobbies once they hit midlife.
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Re:Single-dose testosterone administration increases prefere... by mc32 on Thursday July 05, 2018 @07:26PM (#17467741)
Ok, evenso, given that testosterone goes down for many, this effect could exacerbate their desire for repressed purchases.
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Re:Single-dose testosterone administration increases prefere... by cellularmitosis on Thursday July 05, 2018 @07:48PM (#17467850)
Depression causes you to engage in behaviors which reinforce your depression, and I would expect low-testosterone would work similarly. In other words, the men seeking status goods are not the ones suffering from low-testosterone, but rather the ones whom are already high-testosterone.
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