Anthony, your analysis may benefit from including the “return to sailing” dynamic.
I was an avid sailor and racer in my youth, I taught sailing in college and raced from age 12 to 30. Now I am in my 50’s living on my sail boat, cruising around the world.
I would propose many sailors who fade away at 25 will be back after 50.
Let’s talk about pleasure. I keep hearing a particular gripe about this cultural shift, and maybe you have too. Some people have been calling this movement Puritanical or a return to Victorian values, where men can’t behave or speak sexually around dainty, delicate, fragile…