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Science writer and book author in psychology, neuroscience and evolution

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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 14 Aug 2017
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    This text on the tragedy of the male sex drive is one of the best the great Roy Baumeister has written. https://www.amazon.com/Social-Dimension-Sex-Roy-Baumeister/dp/0205324428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502730270&sr=1-1&keywords=social+dimension+of+sex …pic.twitter.com/MNAkiOj17d

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      1. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 14 Aug 2017
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        Here is the background. Had to curtail the text. I advise everyone to read this book, it is the best about sex ever written.pic.twitter.com/2PxA5mLDPc

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      2. Reid Albecker‏ @ReidAlbecker 15 Aug 2017
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        "women are just as designed for short-term mating as men" if the men appear to have high enough genetic quality:https://areomagazine.com/2017/08/09/assessing-female-mate-preferences-answers-to-ten-common-criticisms-of-evolutionary-psychology/ …

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      3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 15 Aug 2017
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        And THAT is the difference. Women want the BEST. Men settle for the next-best. But still won't get that one.

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      2. Pun Loving Criminal  📚‏ @ScarWilde 14 Aug 2017
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        Stereotype much?! 😂 Way too generalized!

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      3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 14 Aug 2017
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        Replying to @ScarWilde

        More like "An inconvenient truth."

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      2. Evan Ward‏ @EvanWard97 18 Nov 2019
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        A possible redeeming factor here is that a high-sex drive often motivates men to to pursue prestige to great lengths, often in economic-value producing ways, more than they probably would if they lived a life of greater sexual satisfaction.

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      3. Evan Ward‏ @EvanWard97 18 Nov 2019
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        We might see less violence across society, but I'd bet we'd see a drop in economic growth if every guy lost, say, 90% of his sex drive.

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      2. Michael Bailey‏ @profjmb 16 Aug 2017
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        He presented this in 2002 at a conference of sex researchers. Odd how offended some of the women were.

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      3. Naomi-Kate Edwards‏ @ArwenEdwards 5 Sep 2017
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        He's telling us that no man will ever want to just be with one woman and one alone. That our man will always want to badly sleep around.

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      1. Asher Moses‏Verified account @ashermoses 23 May 2019
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        I think women are just more selective when choosing partners and many men have a false understanding of what drives sexual desire in women (i.e. 'if I do all the house work and be a nice guy she will want me')

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