On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness

Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by jlokier on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @04:47PM (#27042687)

The context is Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which is not only about physical needs. Physical is just the basics, at the bottom.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by bonoboTP on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @05:48PM (#27043304)

I reacted to this: "... sex appeared on it TWICE. Once on the bottom level as a basic physical need ..."

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by phkahler on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:03AM (#27049931)

Reproduction is in fact a biological imperative - your gene line will die without it. People don't eat food because they know they'll die if they don't, they eat because they're hungry. Biology tells the animal what it needs to do. There is a natural drive even if it's not technically a requirement for the individual animal (human) to survive in the environment.

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by TheCapeGreek on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @09:39AM (#27049657)

There is a physical aspect however - libidos don't exist purely in your head. Hormones have effects.

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