> Perhaps some people aren't very interested in partnerships and absent the social structures like religion that actively push them into prescribed partnerships, they might just prefer not to pursue them.
That’s a theoretical possibility but I don’t see much evidence for that. Do young folks today seem happier and more well adjusted than folks who were the same age 20-30 years ago? Myriad social well-being indicators are trending in bad directions.
I think many people who are single (men and women) would be happier in a relationship, but don’t have the tools and skills to succeed in the relationship economy. They need society to guide them and provide structure just like they need society to do the same thing in the employment economy. And the older generation has abdicated its duty to provide that social infrastructure, leaving young people to fend for themselves. Libertarianism doesn’t produce desirable outcomes for the median person either as applies to economics or society.
> The workplace is still a pretty good place to meet potential partners if you have the right social skills, social awareness, respect, and tact.
I’ve never met a woman who thinks that. We are talking about people’s livelihoods. Even if a small fraction of men have the social skills to accept rejection without letting it affect their work interactions with a person, most do not, which means that women will mainly encounter those who do not.
That’s a theoretical possibility but I don’t see much evidence for that. Do young folks today seem happier and more well adjusted than folks who were the same age 20-30 years ago? Myriad social well-being indicators are trending in bad directions.
I think many people who are single (men and women) would be happier in a relationship, but don’t have the tools and skills to succeed in the relationship economy. They need society to guide them and provide structure just like they need society to do the same thing in the employment economy. And the older generation has abdicated its duty to provide that social infrastructure, leaving young people to fend for themselves. Libertarianism doesn’t produce desirable outcomes for the median person either as applies to economics or society.
> The workplace is still a pretty good place to meet potential partners if you have the right social skills, social awareness, respect, and tact.
I’ve never met a woman who thinks that. We are talking about people’s livelihoods. Even if a small fraction of men have the social skills to accept rejection without letting it affect their work interactions with a person, most do not, which means that women will mainly encounter those who do not.