What's The Big Deal?

I didn't mean 'masturbation' (but, yes, I suppose that is an option).

And many men (AND women) are shy, reticent, have low confidence, and so on. Without wishing to seem 'sexist', this arguably matters more for men than it does for women, since men are still mostly required to 'make the first move' (although I also acknowledge that women have their OWN problems, with respect to unwanted advances and harassment etc). What's the point of putting pressure on these people, women and men, to HAVE SEX, or feel BAD about NOT having sex? Unless you can guarantee that every man and woman can have sex if and when they want it (and you CAN'T, because NO ONE is entitled to sex), then it's pointless putting that pressure on people.

It would be akin to saying "If you don't own a Porsche, you're a failure," or "We should all aspire to be President of the United States". What's the point of putting those likely unfulfilled burdens on people? Isn't it FAR healthier to say "If you get what you want, great, but don't EXPECT it as a DEFINITE, and thus, try to have a happy life without it"?

I just don't understand the 'logic' of this society. Then again, our media is controlled by materialists* (i.e. people who value wealth, status and sex above all else), so it probably stands to reason that they'd project their own values on the rest of us. What these privileged neoliberal types don't understand is that not everyone is part of the same rat-race as them, and so, not everyone is fighting for more wealth and sex or a higher social status.

*And just to be clear, that statement is to be taken at face-value. These materialists can belong to any and all races and ethnicities, and even any and all religions (although, as materialists, they're probably not *devout* Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists or Hindus etc). And FWIW, I am an atheist, so I'm not necessarily pitting materialism against spirituality, far less religion, per se.