Researcher: Falling sperm counts threaten human survival

[Neanderthaland]

Don't have to ask me twice.

I think your people not doing that may have been a problem

Your Neanderthal DNA indicates otherwise.

[Atheris]

That rhetorical?

Yes

Just wanted to make sure.

Also, I CLAIM THIS LINE FOR FRANCE!

EDIT: FUCK!

[Auzkhia]

I think it's because we haven't offered enough crocodile mummies for Sobek.

[Disgraces]

Lol

[ImperialRussia]

Why not abolish the Orgasm

[Neanderthaland]

Why not abolish the Orgasm

Preservation of our Precious Bodily Fluids

[Luziyca]

Honestly, I doubt humanity will get fucked because of falling sperm counts.

[Stellar Colonies]

I don't really care if my own fertility declines because the last things I want are sex and kids from that sex (unless lower fertility has an adverse effect on my health), but a falling rate worldwide would have mixed effects in a societal sense.

And since this is primarily affecting Western men, we can expect some people to be highly concerned.

Cloning people is a terrible idea, and cloning only girls is both terrible and evil.

We should really be diverting oil into the purposes which require it (because using it for energy is like burning food to produce heat).

Obesity needs to be minimized either way, it's a serious health hazard.

Colonizing Mars (and space in general) is an objective good regardless (don't breathe in the bleach dust though), albeit irrelevant to fertility issues.

Build androids? What, and summon evil robot space octopi and cuttlefish?

[Parxland]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

[Stellar Colonies]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

oh dear god

[Luziyca]

I don't really care if my own fertility declines because the last things I want are sex and kids from that sex (unless lower fertility has an adverse effect on my health), but a falling rate worldwide would have mixed effects in a societal sense.

And since this is primarily affecting Western men, we can expect some people to be highly concerned.

Honestly, same: I do not intend on passing my crappy genes so I don't really give a fuck about falling sperm counts.

[Kowani]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

Or
We could fix our diets

[Atheris]

I don't really care if my own fertility declines because the last things I want are sex and kids from that sex (unless lower fertility has an adverse effect on my health), but a falling rate worldwide would have mixed effects in a societal sense.

And since this is primarily affecting Western men, we can expect some people to be highly concerned.

Honestly, same: I do not intend on passing my crappy genes so I don't really give a fuck about falling sperm counts.

Can confirm.

[Comerciante]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

Or
We could fix our diets

Let's not get radical here, do you expect us American's to only have 10 servings of Waffles instead of the mandated 11!?

Madness.

[Stellar Colonies]

I don't really care if my own fertility declines because the last things I want are sex and kids from that sex (unless lower fertility has an adverse effect on my health), but a falling rate worldwide would have mixed effects in a societal sense.

And since this is primarily affecting Western men, we can expect some people to be highly concerned.

Honestly, same: I do not intend on passing my crappy genes so I don't really give a fuck about falling sperm counts.

Honestly, same: I do not intend on passing my crappy genes so I don't really give a fuck about falling sperm counts.

Can confirm.

Kidless gang unite.

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

Or
We could fix our diets

Require women to have two kids and create an additional incentive to dislike the system.

Encourage general health amongst the population, which solves this, makes people happier, decreases healthcare costs, etc. etc.

hmmm

[Kowani]

Or
We could fix our diets

Let's not get radical here, do you expect us American's to only have 10 servings of Waffles instead of the mandated 11!?

Madness.

I expect incompetence

Honestly, same: I do not intend on passing my crappy genes so I don't really give a fuck about falling sperm counts.

Can confirm.

Kidless gang unite.

Or
We could fix our diets

Require women to have two kids and create an additional incentive to dislike the system.

Encourage general health amongst the population, which solves this, makes people happier, decreases healthcare costs, etc. etc.

hmmm

Cosmic choice right there

[Ethel mermania]

Or

Well, that would not be necessary, Mr. President. It could easily be accomplished with a computer. And a computer could be set and programmed to accept factors from youth, health, sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross-section of necessary skills. Of course, it would be absolutely vital that our top government and military men be included to foster and impart the required principles of leadership and tradition. Naturally, they would breed prodigiously, eh? There would be much time, and little to do. Ha, ha. But ah, with the proper breeding techniques and a ratio of say, ten females to each male, I would guess that they could then work their way back to the present Gross National Product within say, twenty years.

[Comerciante]

Let's not get radical here, do you expect us American's to only have 10 servings of Waffles instead of the mandated 11!?

Madness.

I expect incompetence

You don't get points for making sucker bets.

[Saiwania]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

If it could be done, I might be more in favor than against- because I'm more anti-choice in general about tons of matters and have an authoritarian bent. But logistically speaking, how might it be done? If there is no mechanism for women to pair off or consort with suitable males or vice versa, then its safe to assume that it'd just be impractical. Not everyone in the population is going to be fit to reproduce or be inclined to. The status quo at least works to some extent in that those who're inclined to become parents or find romance of some sort- will generally speaking.

I'm a forever alone type, so if the government wanted to require me to reproduce, it essentially wouldn't happen short of me being compelled into an arranged marriage the state forces on me or just having me donate sperm to some clinic. I'm not going to just be able to find a willing woman if it isn't in my nature. The state would need to arrange it for me if the state is unwilling to just allow me to be exempted from any such duties.

[Auzkhia]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

I literally don't have a functioning reproductive system, what happens to..

Ohhh I see.

Yeah no, people aren't a resource that you can just up or down the "production" of.

[Saiwania]

Yeah no, people aren't a resource that you can just up or down the "production" of.

It is arguably what China plans to do in the future, and it looks like such an experiment might be a success if China gets the expected outcome, which they did in reducing their population. China believes in a top down approach to society where the state decides what'll happen. If any country can pull it off, its probably going to be China.

Logistically speaking, China probably won't coerce or force their population to have sex that could result in pregnancy. I imagine China will just find ways to collect sperm from their male citizens and ways to artificially inseminate their women and in that way, pregnancies will just "mysteriously" happen. Lots of complaining or attempts at getting illegal abortions might happen, but China will ultimately maintain control and just pull off a reverse of their one child policy if they need to at a future date.

[Xmara]

I see what the current trends are, but I highly doubt that the median sperm count among Western men will be 0 in the next 25 years. Seems like a pretty radical leap. Still, we should encourage people to eat healthier and take care of their bodies. And reduce pollution.

[Mercatus]

Seize the means of reproduction!

Us men don't want someone seizing our balls in any way, shape, or form. That would be painful as fuck.

[Forsher]

So much for capitalism. Is it even possible to make products without phthalates?

Sort of?

Phthalates can fairly simply be removed altogether from products, with no replacement, according to “green” chemist Bruce Akers. It’s when the chemicals are used to create tubing or packaging that eliminating them becomes tougher: “If you want soft, squeezable plastic, you’re using phthalates,” Akers says.

But according to Whyatt, companies could be using flexible polymers instead. “There are flexible polymers that don’t require a plasticizer – they exist,” she says. “They haven’t been studied really, so we need to know more, but they probably do not leech the way phthalates do. The problem with phthalates as plasticizers is that they’re free floating, they don’t attach to the polymer, so they leech easily. If you have a flexible polymer that shouldn’t happen.”

[Parxland]

Governments may just start requiring female citizens to have a minimum number of kids if it gets serious. Something akin to conscription to the military, except you got to have 2.1 children or something. China does the "one child" policy, it's not unthinkable that the pendulum can swing the other way.

I literally don't have a functioning reproductive system, what happens to..

Ohhh I see.

Yeah no, people aren't a resource that you can just up or down the "production" of.

It's a hypothetical scenario. Chill. I'm Not advocating anything.

Realistically western countries will try to attract more immigration. There's plenty of people that want to immigrate from developing countries. There's other means like Assisted reproductive technology (ART), possibly cloning, etc. Governments can offer rewards/income support to women for having more children. If all else fails then maybe you'd see some places consider legislation.

Not that anything I'm writing here even matters. Frankly I think it's fucking stupid to suggest the average sperm count of men in western countries is literally going to be zero. I don't know what that expert's thinking. Maybe they were high or something. Anyway I'm calling bullshit.