Who is to say how much sex a generation should have? In the 60s, the older generation claimed that their kids were obsessed with sex. Recently, in The New York Times and other publications reported that data from large national studies like the General Social Survey show that Gen Z is having less sex and delaying sexual milestones longer than Millennials, Gen X, or Boomers did at the same age. This ongoing trend is part of a broader "sex recession" affecting young adults.
Reasons for this sex desert include young adults spend more time online and less time socializing in person, reducing opportunities to meet romantic partners, financial pressures, housing costs, and shifting reproductive rights policies have made dating feel riskier or more stressful, young adults spend more time online and less time socializing in person, reducing opportunities to meet romantic partners, and changing definitions of consent, mental health awareness, and a higher focus on personal development or career goals have slowed down early dating milestones
In the new episode of "Generational Divides" from the debate podcast Open to Debate, three generations debate three timely questions about Love and Sex:
- Should Gen Z have more sex?
- Is monogamy overrated?
- Should people have more babies?
Representing Gen X is James J. Sexton, divorce lawyer. Representing Milliennials is Carolyn Gorman, fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Representing Gen Z is Malavika Kannan, author and writer of the "Quarter Life Crisis" Substack. Reason's Nick Gillespie serves as moderator.
Listen/watch the episode on YouTube, Substack, or wherever you get podcasts.
Open to Debate addresses a fundamental problem in America: the extreme polarization of our nation and our politics.
"We are the nation's only nonpartisan, debate-driven media organization dedicated to bringing multiple viewpoints together for a constructive, balanced, respectful exchange of ideas. Open to Debate is a platform for intellectually curious and open-minded people to engage with others holding opposing views on complex issues. We know debate works to find common ground: On average, 32% of the Open to Debate audience changes their mind on contentious topics after hearing a debate."
Open To Debate may be one of the most vital communications channels we still have left in the U.S.today. We don't talk to each other but AT each other. Too often, our solution to communicating to family members, co-workers, friends, and acquaintances is a stony, sullen silence followed by an abrupt, "I don't talk about politics."
It's safer and easier that way. Often it is. It's exhausting to speak to someone who responds to your discussion with "that's fake news" every time you state something they don't agree with. Worse yet is the retreat into conspiratorial fantasies. How do you respond when they bluster, "Can you prove JFK Jr. is not alive?" Or when they repeat an obvious lie they heard from a politician they admire.
What's missing is debate. Even when a discussion starts out in a debate format, it quickly devolves into a shouting match, resulting in Uncle Fred and Aunt June being uninvited to the wedding.
Check out Open To Debate.
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