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B (0:30)
Basically, the statistic I keep seeing is 1 in 3 men and 1 in 5 women have not had sex in the last year. And this is especially pronounced among millennials and Gen Z. We are living in probably the most sexually permissive culture ever. You don't really have to look far. You can go on any mainstream social media platform and see, essentially, porn. And so sexuality and hypersexuality have never been more celebrated. But then when we actually look at the numbers, it turns out that Gen Z is actually having less sex than any previous generation. At that age when sex is so overdone, they're not as interested in the taboo aspect of it. The average age at which a child sees Pornography today is 12. One in seven kids sees the age of 10 or younger. They didn't even have a chance to really develop normally in terms of their sexuality.
C (1:07)
Are you saying there's something biological going on? Is it conditioning? Is it all those things?
B (1:13)
Most people think people are having sex like 10 times a week, but it's, you know, most people more than once a week is not actually associated with more satisfaction in a relationship. I think there's this trend of younger men not doing as well. Young men are falling behind their female peers in terms of education and occupation. And I think part of that is due to the educational system being biased in favor of girls and young women. Sort. Lack of interest in sex is a reflection of a lack of connection more largely in society.
C (1:46)
I'm Dave Rubin, and joining me today is a sex neuroscientist and author of Sextinction, the Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy. Long Lost Rubin Report guest, Deborah. So, Deborah, how are you?
B (2:01)
I'm well, Dave. Thanks for having me back.
C (2:03)
Yeah, it has been a long time, a bizarrely long time. But as you just said to me before we started recording, when you're writing a book, you hide out, you disappear.
B (2:13)
Yeah, I call it going into hibernation, basically. And I don't do anything but read scientific papers and write. And then when I'm ready to come out and talk about it because I want to make sure I know what I'm talking about and that I know what my opinions are and that I can back them up for sure. And then when I'm ready to reemerge into the sunlight. And here we are.
