Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne...
by pixl97 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @08:25PM
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This is not a binary decision, there is a third choice of not marrying at all.
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Re:Social media is a cause, not a correlate, of mental illne...
by at_a_remove on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @09:26PM
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Correct! Which is in itself an interesting bit that also serves to make the "dating scene" (that feels too small to encapsulate the whole problem) fraught: men are, for want of a better term, thirstier than women are, on average, only extend that slang to far more than just sex. If this is true, and I think it is, this will only leave more men milling about, unmatched, which can lead to a better fulfillment of "marrying up" for women, at the cost of more men remaining unmarried.
Of course, nobody cares about men in and of themselves, so that's not really a problem.