Does the graph show it is natures way of compensating for medical advances allowing men with defective genes to survive. Instead they don't reproduce?

[Kelley1]

Fewer men are reproducing.

In ancient times, up until the 1400s or even later, 50% of children died in childbirth, during the first year, or before puberty. That was the reason the average life span was 40 years. Those who lived past puberty lived to old age and had far longer life spans even matching life spans of modern times. The men with the best genes survived and reproduced. Most males with defective genes didn’t survive long enough to reproduce.

Now, in the U. S., the infant mortality rate is around 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births (about 0.56%), meaning roughly 99.44% of babies survive their first year. Therefore, men with defective genes are surviving but nature is preventing or limiting them from reproducing.

[lightbulb27]

probably testosterone dropping... guys not as desperate or aggressive, and they have so many distractions and much confusion on how to deal with women.

So the women are clamoring for the "few good men" that will impregnate them?

[egan3141]

How did you not notice the answer in your own explanation/question? In the past, people had to mate early so they had time to have lots of kids in hopes any of the kids survived. Now days, most kids survive, so there isn't a hurry. People are waiting longer before having kids. That alone increases the age, not to mention all the other reasons

[standardguy]

There is no clue that the virgins nowadays are the men with defected genes. Instead especially the good guys have less sex than the bad guys with bad moral genes

[Kelley1]

That is a religious view, not a practical or logical view.

[exitseven]

Just because somebody woukd rather play video games instead of getting laid has nothing to to with genetics.

[msc545]

This is a stunningly ignorant interpretation of what actually is a social phenomenon, not a biological one. Go back to school.

[Kelley1]

I am in school

[chickychickyparmparm]

Jesus Christ. We have a generation of losers and only fans whores.