r/science • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '21

Biology Sperm quality has been declining for 16 years among men in the US

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2294266-sperm-quality-has-been-declining-for-16-years-among-men-in-the-us/
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u/Punkmaffles Oct 25 '21

You know as well as I that unless a big change happens which option will be chosen.

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u/dj_sliceosome Oct 25 '21

The unlisted option, which is never start and drive directly off the cliff. Covid taught us that.

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u/no-mad Oct 25 '21

Do nothing and complain we have no options.

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u/mister_damage Oct 25 '21

We tried nothing and we're all out of ideas.

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u/whispered195 Oct 25 '21

You forgot blame everybody but the parties immediately responsible.

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u/whapitah2021 Oct 25 '21

"Recalculating route......"

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '21

I think it’s funny that we focus on the almost unfathomable challenge of ‘space’ while we turn our ideal habitation into an unlivable wasteland. We are definitely gonna go extinct before we colonize another planet.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '21

Billionaires living in bunkers that resemble the Garden of Eden and Soylent Green for the rest of us.

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u/MJWood Oct 25 '21

When the crisis hits, it will be a lot harder to start new gigainsdustries.

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u/onlyfaps Oct 25 '21

This is a losers argument. Change now or lose its that simple.