Women's desirability decreases as they age, while men's desirability peaks around age 50 and then declines
Questions to inspire discussion
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What is the key idea of the video?
—The key idea of the video is that women's desirability decreases as they age, while men's desirability peaks around age 50 and then declines.
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Does women's desirability increase with age?
—No, women's desirability decreases as they age according to the video.
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At what age do men's desirability peak?
—Men's desirability peaks around age 50 according to the video.
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Does men's desirability decline with age?
—Yes, men's desirability declines after peaking around age 50 as mentioned in the video.
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What happens to women's desirability as they age?
—Women's desirability decreases as they age, as highlighted in the video.
Key insights
- 📚 "Peak sexual Marketplace value" is a topic of interest, as it explores the concept of attractiveness and mate selection in the dating world.
- 📊 The researchers used sophisticated statistical models to analyze millions of data points from a popular dating app, making their conclusions about desirability highly reliable.
- 💡 The study used a complex vector analysis to rank individuals based on their desirability, taking into account the number and direction of contacts and responses, revealing that attractiveness is not solely determined by the quantity of messages or responses received.
- 💡 "These guys are clearly Big Data dorks and they were bringing their knowledge and expertise to bear on this really interesting problem."
- 📈 "Older men are more desirable while older women are less desirable."
- 💁♀️ This research is based on data collected from hundreds of thousands of people, making it a powerful and reliable study.
- 🤔 "Behavior that is anonymous and private shows us how men and women express desire when they think that no one else is looking, making it more trustworthy than direct responses."
- 📊 Female perceived attractiveness declines over time, while male perceived attractiveness remains stable for about 20 years.
Timestamped Summary
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00:00 📚 Men and women's peak sexual marketplace value is discussed in an article on dating, written by non-psychologists from the University of Michigan.
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01:17 📊 Researchers used sophisticated statistical models on millions of data points from a popular dating app to quantify desirability, finding that the most popular person received 1,504 messages in one month.
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02:12 📊 Men who initiate contact more often are not necessarily more attractive, as a study used a complex analysis to rank individuals based on the number and direction of contacts and responses, taking into account the desirability gap between contactors and contactees.
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03:15 💡 The algorithm developed by these experts revealed an interesting finding, which I will quote directly from the paper.
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03:33 📈 Women's desirability decreases as they age, while men's desirability peaks around age 50 and then declines.
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04:20 📈 According to data collected from hundreds of thousands of people, men find women most attractive at 18 years old, while women find men most attractive at 50 years old.
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05:25 📊 People's private behavior is a more reliable indicator of their true desires and attractions than their public statements, which are often influenced by social biases.
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06:18 📈 Men and women are most attractive at 18 and 50 respectively, with female perceived attractiveness declining over time while male perceived attractiveness remains stable for about 20 years from 40 to 60.
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