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This has all lead to: > Massively increased benefit in possessing high physical attractiveness > Reduced relative benefit of close/serendipitous physical prox
by atleastoptimal 3y ago
This has all lead to:
> Massively increased benefit in possessing high physical attractiveness
> Reduced relative benefit of close/serendipitous physical proximity
> A "winner takes all" effect where highly sought promiscuous men can dominate the dating market with minimal consequences/overhead
> Pervasive analysis paralysis and a sense of a better match being easily accessible, reducing investment in one's current partner
- kelseyfrog 3y agoCan you explain the "winner takes all" effect here? At second glance, time and partner exclusivity seem to be be limiting factors. So I'm not exactly seeing an "all" consequence. Do you have any napkin math regarding distribution differences that would support your argument?
- slily 3y agoI don't know how accurate this is, but recent statistics show that far more men self-report as single compared to women in the US, by as much as tens of percentage points if I recall.
- kelseyfrog 3y agoIt looks like the answer is "it depends." Particularly, on how categories are compared. There does seem to be a big gap with young people, but overall, the gap is four percentage points. The gap is also much bigger among LGB men vs LBG women which as an aside is interesting in and of itself. 1. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/08/for-valentines-day-5-facts-about-single-americans/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/08/for-valen...
- slily 3y agoThe <30 category is a whopping 30% and more relevant to the subject. The difference in "LGB" categories can be explained by the fact that women are an order of magnitude more likely to self-report as bisexual than men.
- CuriouslyC 3y agoBasically, extremely attractive men can fuck and dump their way through half the population of women in their area via online dating, leaving a trail of bitter women, while average guys get nothing and also become bitter.
- kelseyfrog 3y agoI'm not quite grasping the sequence of events your describing. This is your experience as an attractive man or a bitter woman?
- ovulator 3y agoTom Brady is currently dating all 30 million single women in the US at the moment.
- TMWNN 3y agoCountdown has begun for Brady's first girlfriend younger than his NFL career
- red-iron-pine 3y agoLeo DeCaprio sure is trying. But only if they're under 25