“The second (and to my mind the more significant factor) is a general
decline of male fertility and an increase in cross gender problems that
occur in many different animals and organisms....”

A while back, maybe a year or so ago, there was an intriguing article in
The New Yorker, talking about the low sperm count now common in human
males, as well.  The trouble is, though, it is difficult to tell whether
the “decline” is a recent phenomenon resulting from our chemical-saturated
environment (could very well be) or a cyclical fluctuation in nature—-just
like the expanding ozone hole down under.  We need a whole lot more data,
going back to ages to confidently declare the existence of “decline” in
drones’ spermatozoa.  Sadly our data [plural] do not go as far back as we
wish.  In the meantime, we produce a whole lot more synthetic compounds
annually, never knowing the long-term, multi-layer interaction of these
new, unnatural stuff.  Daily, these compounds churn in your veins as well
as in mine, red as mad, ever lurking for an opportunity to seed a malign
growth.  Our great, great grand fathers did not have such in their blood
stream, nevertheless.  Welcome to the Brave New World, Pardner [sic].

Yoon

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