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Why isn't Gen Z having sex?

The Same Drugs

Published
June 18, 2026
Duration
1h 9m
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Last updated
Sep 6, 2026

Discusses society, culture.

Summary

The younger generations are on one hand more hypersexualized than ever, but also... not having sex. Why? ⁠Debra Soh⁠ is a Canadian neuroscientist, former academic sex researcher, and author of ⁠"Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy." ⁠⁠Meghan Murphy ⁠speaks with her about sex robots, dating apps, how porn is making our sex lives wors…

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The younger generations are on one hand more hypersexualized than ever, but also... not having sex. Why? ⁠Debra Soh⁠ is a Canadian neuroscientist, former academic sex researcher, and author of ⁠"Sextinction: The Decline of Sex and the Future of Intimacy." ⁠⁠Meghan Murphy ⁠speaks with her about sex robots, dating apps, how porn is making our sex lives worse, and why it's ok to kink shame. The Same Drugs is on X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Themes

  • society
  • culture