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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 30 Oct 2017

    Cheap sex and the decline of marriage (an implication of sexual selection as applied to humans). https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheap-sex-and-the-decline-of-marriage-1506690454 … via @WSJ

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      2. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        This doesn't fit the fact that Americans nowadays are having LESS sex than inthe 90ths.pic.twitter.com/PvgXo3dBRL

        14 replies 16 retweets 65 likes
      3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DegenRolf @sapinker @WSJ

        The frequency of sexual activity has also been going down for decades in Great Britain. https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Numbers-Wellcome-David-Spiegelhalter/dp/1781253293/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509534716&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=sex+by+numers …pic.twitter.com/dwrjBUDvGc

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      1. Joren De Wachter‏ @jorendewachter 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Interesting how women are - by and large - ignored. Something tells me they are driving this change, not the men. But a male author ...

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      1. 2059_heavy_if‏ @2059_heavy_if 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        The problem is only a small minority of attractive men are able to play the field like the article suggests. There is something else at play

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      2. Clare Wilkinson‏ @ClareWilkinso10 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Also relevant may be higher expectations for marriage.To marry just so you can get the leg over is hardly the stuff of superior moral fiber.

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      2. Alexa Winnik‏ @alexawinnik 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        I don't think most women view their bodies as goods for sale, the basic premise of this piece. Increasingly goals btw both genders align.

        2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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      1. Matthew Rix Whiting‏ @mattrixwhiting 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        The authors prejudices and assumptions are the most noticeable thing in that article. Awful nonsense!

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      2. Katori Knight‏ @katori_knight 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Oof! Hat was the most sexist and ill-advised article I’ve read in awhile. In this era, that’s a statement.

        2 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
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      4. Brian  🇲🇽 🇮🇱‏ @SpeakingBee 31 Oct 2017

        Yes! Cartoons of white people should be illegal!!!

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      5. Katori Knight‏ @katori_knight 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @SpeakingBee

        What a perfect example of a straw man argument, @speakingbee!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Brian  🇲🇽 🇮🇱‏ @SpeakingBee 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @katori_knight

        Somebody on this thread says the illustration is racist, sorry if I answered the wrong tweet.

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      2. Bennett Kaplan‏ @bennett_kaplan 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        I rarely comment on social and political issues, but this theory points to a severe decline in women's emotional and spiritual well-being.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. inquiett‏ @inquiett 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @bennett_kaplan @sapinker @WSJ

        The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness http://www.nber.org/papers/w14969 

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Bennett Kaplan‏ @bennett_kaplan 31 Oct 2017
        Replying to @inquiett @sapinker @WSJ

        Thanks for the article.

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      2. victor robert‏ @viktorobert 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Actually when women have more experience and wait longer to reproduce they can choose a much stronger better male !

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Bill Buliziuk‏ @WilliamBuliziuk 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @viktorobert @sapinker @WSJ

        Citation? Seems 2b problem with reduction of supply of potential 'better' mates at that age given the level of competition she would face.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. victor robert‏ @viktorobert 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @WilliamBuliziuk @sapinker @WSJ

        A child / Young bride cannot choose a healthy male whose genes to carry on without experience! Most are forced which circumvents selection

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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