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> Today we’ll talk about a real crisis. The decrease of testosterone levels. Why is it a crisis? What's the problem? Things change. But why is it a bad change?
by Garlef 4y ago
> Today we’ll talk about a real crisis. The decrease of testosterone levels.
Why is it a crisis? What's the problem? Things change. But why is it a bad change?
(Assuming it's possible to even say what a "normal" testosterone level is).
- ekianjo 4y agotestosterone levels affect reproduction, if I remember correctly
- Garlef 4y agoSo? It's not like there's to few people. Population growth can't be exponential forever.
- mcculley 4y agoPopulation growth is at the lowest level in decades.
- The_Colonel 4y agoGood. It still needs to get lower, to 0, or even better to a slow decline.
- anshumankmr 4y agoTo have a global negative population growth rate could only happen in the case of a severe epidemic, something like the Spanish Flu did a 100 years ago (~100s of million died then). This would not really be good for anyone.
- The_Colonel 4y ago> To have a global negative population growth rate could only happen in the case of a severe epidemic Why? Europe (as an example) has a net population decrease, why can't this happen on a global scale without an epidemic?
- mcculley 4y agoThis presupposes that humanity is better off with fewer humans. I am far from convinced that this is the case.
- amon22 4y agoSure, if you want society to collapse.
- ekianjo 4y agoAre you suggesting we should annihilate the human race altogether?
- dijit 4y agoThis line of reasoning is dangerous, limiting our reproduction through social means is much less dangerous than if it’s in inflicted on humanity biologically.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoWhy is that?
- dijit 4y agoUncontrolled loss of reproductive ability could easily spiral and be the end of our species, that is assuming that we haven’t had the same affect on other species, which is not a given either. “Children of Men” outlines what that might look like.
- ekianjo 4y agopopulation is already expected to peak in a few years. check the maths.
- rayiner 4y agoBiological set points don’t usually change on these timescales and are always cause for concern.
- BlargMcLarg 4y agoLow T is associated with depression in men.
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- enragedcacti 4y agoThat line is tongue-in-cheek, the author agrees with you: > Personally I see the decrease of testosterone levels more as a reaction to our changing environment than reason for concern. The world changes and we change with it.
- friedman23 4y agoWhen you see these school shooters that look like they are manic do you think they have high testosterone or low testosterone? Low testosterone leads to severe anxiety and depression in men as others have stated. I would not associate elevated (or normal) testosterone levels with violence, many of the PEDs that lead to violent outbursts are causing those outbursts due to the specific compound that is being used to raise testosterone, not the testosterone itself.
- lzooz 4y ago
- mrweasel 4y ago
- cooldrcool3 4y agoMental and physical health concerns in men.