“Autistic-like creatures, capable only of the most simple behaviors compatible with physiological survival… Their spirit has died.“ —John B. Calhoun
References:
- Pew Research Center: For Valentine’s Day, 5 facts about single Americans
- David Buss: The Mating Crisis Among Educated Women
- Satoshi Kanazawa: Bowling with our imaginary friends
- Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying: A Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
- Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell: The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
- John B. Calhoun: Death Squared: The Explosive Growth and Demise of a Mouse Population
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction: Women most affected?
0:57 The demographic transition
2:00 An evolutionary mismatch?
3:03 Supernormal stimuli
4:13 A male autism epidemic?
5:33 A female narcissism epidemic?
6:44 Overpopulation in Utopia
8:44 The behavioral SINK
10:42 Conclusion: Death of the spirit
Image: The Lovers II by René Magritte
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