A stunning statistic I recently came across (non-political)

[1bad65]

27% of men under 30 are *******.


That number has been shooting up since 2008, when it was 8%.


I have my theory, but I'd like to hear others first.

[Dakuwaqa]

It’s pretty obvious.

When I was a teenager social media didn’t really exist, smart phones certainly didn’t.

I used to go out, get drunk and party every weekend between the ages of 17-22. That was pretty normal. Drink + drugs + women = ***y times!

Kids these are more likely to be teetotal and spend their free time online.

[Madison Boxing]

likely **** related, obviously existed in 2008 but newer generations are brought up doing everything online, of which *** is a natural extension (****, onlyfans etc), guess their brains are programmed to get their 'fix' from the screen.

[4truth]

This explains a lot. That frustration has to go somewhere.

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[GhostofDempsey]

I’d say social media and dating apps play a big role. Women get swamped with hundreds of replies and choose the pick of the litter, leaving the rejected ones to their favorite p o r n site to hump their fist. A lot of guys have probably just given up altogether since online dating isn’t working for them and they may be skittish about approaching women in bars in a time where half of them have their b!tch shield up and their face buried in their phones. A lot of Gen Z and millennials have also been conditioned that unsolicited flirting is harassment and toxic masculinity. Or they are not being realistic and chasing after the hot IG model that is way out of their league. Consider a lot of these young men have been emasculated by society, they may be waiting on the woman to make the first move.

[Willow The Wisp]

I'd blame Mixed Martial Arts.

[travestyny]

This explains a lot. That frustration has to go somewhere.

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What exactly do you mean?

[siablo14]

I’d say social media and dating apps play a big role. Women get swamped with hundreds of replies and choose the pick of the litter, leaving the rejected ones to their favorite p o r n site to hump their fist. A lot of guys have probably just given up altogether since online dating isn’t working for them and they may be skittish about approaching women in bars in a time where half of them have their b!tch shield up and their face buried in their phones. A lot of Gen Z and millennials have also been conditioned that unsolicited flirting is harassment and toxic masculinity. Or they are not being realistic and chasing after the hot IG model that is way out of their league. Consider a lot of these young men have been emasculated by society, they may be waiting on the woman to make the first move.

You've never been with an IG model looking chic?

[JimRaynor]

Thats crazy, I lost my ******ity at 17, almost all of my friends lost it around the same age as well. That was before pr0n was as advanced as it is today. Kids today would rather wack off to their ideal imaginary girl then find some actual ass.

[GhostofDempsey]

You've never been with an IG model looking chic?

I sure have. But not the actual attention whores on social media who are far too into themselves to care one bit about the person sitting across from them.