> how the article compares the unequal distribution of sex partners with the unequal distribution of wealth I think Houellebecq's quote from 1994 is what popul

> how the article compares the unequal distribution of sex partners with the unequal distribution of wealth I think Houellebecq's quote from 1994 is what popularized the sexual marketplace > “It's a fact...that in societies like ours sex truly represents a second system of differentiation, completely independent of money; and as a system of differentiation it functions just as mercilessly. The effects of these two systems are, furthermore, strictly equivalent. Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization . Some men make love every day; others five or six times in their life, or never. Some make love with dozens of women; others with none. It's what's known as 'the law of the market'...Economic liberalism is an extension of the domain of the struggle, its extension to all ages and all classes of society. Sexual liberalism is likewise an extension of the domain of the struggle, its extension to all ages and all classes of society.” I wish he wrote another future-looking book about the next decade > a bad economy and bad job market makes it difficult for young men to become independent and that makes it extremely difficult for them to become sexually active I m not sure about that because a lot of the frustrated guys are nerds with lucrative jobs (hence why they hang out in reddit). They make great uncles but are not considered boyfriend material.