| ▲ | password54321 3 hours ago |
| Yes, dating apps turbocharge hypergamy. It is not a secret that the top 10% of men get a huge share of the likes received. Edit: Share of all likes received according to ChatGPT Top 1% 16.4% Top 5% 41.1% Top 10% 58.0% Top 50% 95.7% Bottom 50% 4.3% |
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| ▲ | derektank 3 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Male hypergamy and polygyny has been practiced by many cultures historically. They had many problems, but low birth rates wasn’t among them. I don’t think dating apps are a sufficient causal explanation alone for low birth rates |
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| ▲ | password54321 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Back then you could have 10 wives and start a population of people named Khan. | | | |
| ▲ | breezybottom 18 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | Like which cultures? | |
| ▲ | 3848488558 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | The second factor is access to birth control, most women just dont want to have children unless in very specific circumstances Historically they were compelled | | |
| ▲ | password54321 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | This explains the drop from 50s not the 2000s. | | |
| ▲ | malicka 38 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | | Cell-phones. Noone’s having sex because they’d rather watch Tik-Tok; it’s got lower friction than going outside. | |
| ▲ | voxelghost an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | perhaps religious and moral pressure not to excersize the choice available has decreased between 50s and 2000s |
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