I'm not sure I follow; sex and sexual activity are a part of the first level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Note, it's not intimacy but sex itself. Intimacy lies on the 3rd level.
Note, it's not intimacy but sex itself. Intimacy lies on the 3rd level.
I'm not trying to be combative, I just believe that it's important to question things we believe to be true when we don't fully understand the reasoning.
Admittedly, though I know OF Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, I have no idea HOW Maslow came to their conclusions. So, I just looked it up:
> The most significant limitation of Maslow's theory concerns his methodology. Maslow formulated the characteristics of self-actualized individuals from undertaking a qualitative method called biographical analysis.[1]
> He looked at the biographies and writings of 18 people he identified as being self-actualized. From these sources, he developed a list of qualities that seemed characteristic of this specific group of people, as opposed to humanity in general.[1]
> From a scientific perspective, there are numerous problems with this particular approach. First, it could be argued that biographical analysis as a method is extremely subjective as it is based entirely on the opinion of the researcher. Personal opinion is always prone to bias, which reduces the validity of any data obtained. Therefore Maslow's operational definition of self-actualization must not be blindly accepted as scientific fact.[1]
Doesn't seem like the experiment was very rigorous or even scientific.
The linked article goes on to explain more modern and scientific research on the subject that seems to disprove some of the original hierarchy's assumptions.
Of course, today, the idea that men need sex simply because they are alive is repulsive.
For example, some people need food, but they don't deserve it just because they're alive. We call that hunger.
Other people need housing, but they don't deserve it just because they're alive. We call that homelessness.
Some need sex, but they don't deserve it just because they're alive. We call those people incels.
People can adapt to this lack more gracefully than they can adapt to drowning, but it's not a thinking process being addressed here. This is an animal drive and you can't switch it off just because it's ungraceful.