Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century, study shows

Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by chrisjarvis on Friday June 12, 2020 @04:06PM (#23503268)

I generally agree with this but I think our society has somehow morphed into a place where you have to actively and mindfully avoid this lifestyle. Video games, binge watching, pornography, fast food, pot, alcohol, etc. The drugs of the modern world are pervasive and this lifestyle is not stigmatized whatsoever even though it is a recipe for depression.

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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by codezero on Friday June 12, 2020 @05:02PM (#23503882)

> mindfully avoid this lifestyle

Whoa! I never thought of this, and it seems particularly more apt of an observation with the trend towards legalizing marijuana, and even further, decriminalizing other drugs like mushrooms and LSD.

On top of that, games have adopted more and more gambling-like and actual features, and have long been playing on peoples' addictive natures by design.

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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by distant_hat on Saturday June 13, 2020 @03:39AM (#23507632)

I don't think you should club together drugs like LSD and mushrooms with pot. I've known nobody addicted to LSD or whose lives are significantly negatively affected by them. Pot, yes, despite the propaganda that it is not addictive, does seem to have a component of addiction and people who take it regularly can't seem to stop talking about it.

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Re:Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century,... by codezero on Saturday June 13, 2020 @01:16PM (#23510950)

I’m clumping them together because there has been a renewed interest in clinical study to treat things like pain and depression, as well as a trend to decriminalize them. Sorry about your friend.

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