The Mating Crisis

“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