No, it's not vaccines. The problem is INSTANT GRATIFICATION.
Humans are not used to abundance. This is a relatively new phenomenon. 150 years ago, there wasn't enough food to feed the world. YOU HAD TO WORK FOR THAT SHIT!!! Now, 42% of Americans are obese (16% across the world, which doubled between 1990 - 2022), and an overwhelming majority of them are addicted to porn/drugs/you name it. Before the internet, how many naked women or sexual experiences do you think the average dude had? Now compare it to the amount of naked women we see when we scroll the hub. Back in the day, KINGS DIDN'T SEE THAT MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN! There is a reason porn is so addicting, because the dopamine release of sex which used to be hard to get (having to go through the work to make yourself an attractive mate by proving you could be reliable, a good father, and provide for your family) can now be accomplished in less than a few minutes with the scroll of the phone. Look what happened when only fans came out? There are dudes spending THOUSANDS of their hard-earned dollars for some pixels on a screen.
My theory is that instant gratification is going to get easier and easier to get, and the consequences are going to get worse and worse, leading the average person to reject the traditional approach to working hard, seeking success, and starting a family. The large majority of the population who cant resist (porn, drugs, food, etc.) and replace it through artificial means will eventually die out as they wont find a mate willing to reproduce with them. (and why would they? Tell me honestly, who wants to marry the obese loser jerking it to hentai and playing video games in his basement all day? Even if he finds another woman who is in a similar standing to him, do you think, with their health problems, the chances of successfully reproducing are high?)
I just splurged this out at the end of my work day so its a bit disorganized. Let me know what you think.
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