I don't understand how this is exclusively a men's issue. Now this is completely out of my realm as a gay woman but wouldn't this roughly mean that there is a similar amount of straight women who are single as well? In my experience polyamory among the straights isn't nearly as common as the internet likes to make it sound. In general, millennials (and I assume gen-z as well) are having less sex on average and getting into less relationships than previous generations.
Weird to see such a poorly-written article on the front-page of HN. Full of dubious and unsourced claims, weird choice of terminology, etc.<p>It reads as if written by an undergrad.
Social media and dating apps have led to a hyperfocus on selecting partners with conventional, mediagenic appearances. With more personal lives out in the public, you don't want to be embarrassed by an ugly boyfriend. So tall, white men are awash in attention. This represents 10-15% of men in the US. Of course, a lot of women want this. So they have to share. Thus the rise of ENM on Tinder.
An unfortunate percentage of these men would not have survived the trials of our ancestors. They receive unearned spoils because they exist to reap the benefit of battles won by better men. We must allow them to die out.<p>Read the rest of Stop Feeding the F**boi Factory on Medium - Gemini McCain