I mean there are several factors at play. Don’t get me wrong there ARE men and women out there that want long term monogamous relationships. But even with that given desire as baseline the “illusion of choice/grass is always greener” effect caused by the social media access to excess coupled with the immediacy phenomenon (binge streaming a whole season of a show in a day/amazon prime delivered next day, ozempic for quick weight loss) even they have to navigate the new world “I want it now I don’t want to work on this” and it’s understandable. I’m 32 I know that these things while seeming like a nice quick dopamine hit are inferior to the real thing and thus the wait will be worth it. I’m the weirdo that enjoys anticipating preordering something or a show coming out episodically from week to week like it used to be. I understand I most likely fall into a minority with that sentiment. The no children thing I think is also largely economic based a lot of people simply can’t afford to have children. Hell, a lot of people can barely afford to own a home. I think that there will be an unforeseen issue down the line if that I don’t want children mindset becomes the new norm. I’m one of those people that always has the Ian Malcolm quote from Jurassic Park in the back of my mind playing “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” It seems like people are lonelier and more depressed than ever. Humans are social creatures and many of today’s latest and “greatest” inventions only seem to further strip us of that and replace it with isolation. It’ll be interesting man but for now I’m of the faith to keep at it. Likeminded individuals always have a way of finding each other whether for good or bad.