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by throwaway290 1273 days ago
Excess at-birth human males die way younger than females. From other males and higher genetic variance. It evens out and even skews the other way.
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Just look at age bar charts and you’ll see this isn’t accurate for developed countries…
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/sex-ratio-by-age?time=195...

Seriously, assuming the problem of loneliness is 8% extra males born is naive to the point of harmfulness. The notions of "pairing" and "leftovers" have died decade ago, not to mention people come in and out given country. The problem in Korea is cultural, mental health stigma is strong, classism and the pressure to succeed is beyond ridiculous, your worth measured by how expensive a cat you drive, etc.