He didn't word it right and hes probably got ulterior motives, but the male infertility crisis is a real thing.
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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As with all thing in the sciences, there's nuance here, too.
https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/no-cause-for-panic-as-sperm-counts-found-to-be-steady
There is some controversy but more studies point towards infertility than steady rates. The very study you linked could have discluded people who have already been impacted by fertility issues
This study does not address whether infertility is on the rise. “We didn't track men who were fertile who became infertile."
Who is that on the left?
Oh. Oh no.
On behalf of the whole world:
Ya know,
I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he genuinely knows through taste-testing while on drug-fuelled benders
'Murica, you're fucked
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Sincerely,
The civilised world
The quality of sperm and the volume declines with age.
This is well known, and would have taken him two seconds to find a study on nih.gov about this. Not that it matters, since he's operating by "feel" instead of fact.
Not to give him too much credit, but it sounds like that's what he's trying to say. Men in the 70's, who reasonably should have lower production than teenagers, have more when compared to the teens of today.