

Humanity is not as refined as people pretend they are. At the end of the day, a large majority of what we do is directly or indirectly about getting laid.
Men workout to make themselves more attractive. They take jobs that pay well to make themselves more attractive, they go to schools to get better jobs to make themselves more attractive.
Women spend time on fitness, makeup, fashion, and education to try to find a better partner.
It’s not all about sex, but a lot of it is. It’s biologically wired into us so we reproduce.
I think the problem is just too many people. Social structures don’t scale very well because you lose the individual connections at some point and then you stop caring about how your behavior impacts others, and there isn’t direct accountability for your actions.