Aug 13, 2026 · 1h 8m
Falling sex rates expose a crisis of connection
Why We’re Having Less Sex — and Why It Matters (ft. Dr. Debra Soh)
The decline in sexual activity among younger generations may reflect deeper problems with loneliness, dating, economic pressure, and online gender resentment.
- 1Dating apps and social media have expanded romantic choice while making courtship more scrutinized and relationships harder to form.
- 2Economic independence, shifting gender expectations, substance use, and unequal dating opportunities are reshaping intimacy and family formation.
- 3Both incel ideology and anti-male resentment turn sexual frustration into blame, making personal development and healthier relationships harder to pursue.
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Deborah Soh explains why she left academia, linking her decision to concerns about ideological conformity and the freedom to pursue controversial questions about sex and gender.
The brief
Scott Galloway and neuroscientist Deborah Soh examine why younger generations are having less sex, treating the decline as a signal of changing social connection rather than an isolated trend.
Dating apps and social media promise more access to partners but also intensify scrutiny, distort expectations, and make the first steps toward relationships more difficult.
The conversation connects intimacy to economic independence, gender expectations, substance use, and a dating market where romantic opportunities can concentrate among higher-status men.
Soh and Galloway challenge the fatalism behind both incel ideology and anti-male resentment, arguing that personal development and healthier relationships offer a better path than blame.
Soh’s account of leaving academia for public scholarship adds a second tension: controversial questions about sex and gender can become difficult to pursue inside institutions shaped by ideological conformity.
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