Penis Dissatisfaction and Gun Ownership

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The chapter explores the intriguing correlation between penis size dissatisfaction and gun ownership in men, discussing various anecdotes and a study involving a survey of 1840 men in 2023. It delves into the psychosexual theory of gun ownership, analyzing its propositions and questioning the empirical evidence supporting it. The conversation also scrutinizes a study attempting to link gun ownership with penis size satisfaction based on geographical and political factors, highlighting the challenges in accurately measuring these variables.

David faces his greatest fear as he and Tamler dive into Ernest Becker’s 1973 Pulitzer Prize winner The Denial of Death. Blending existentialist ideas within a psychoanalytic framework, Becker argues that the ultimate source of human motivation is not the repression of sexual drives (as Freud thought) but our terror of death and the yearning for an immortality we can never possess. This episode focuses on Part One of Becker’s book, and we’ll conclude the discussion in the next episode.

Plus are gun owners really dissatisfied with their penis size? We look at the numbers.

Hill, T. D., Zeng, L., Burdette, A. M., Dowd-Arrow, B., Bartkowski, J. P., & Ellison, C. G. (2024). Size matters? Penis dissatisfaction and gun ownership in America. American journal of men's health, 18(3), 15579883241255830.

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