You’ve missed the point. Risky behaviors are risky - there can be severe consequences. Even if you regulate (that’s NEVER the solution) all aspects of the behavior and provide all sorts of “safety”, as you noted “accidents still happen.” If an accident happens, who’s at fault? Would it not be the person who decided to…

Not running our economies and countries into the ground.

But then how would they fund their government pensions and provide all sorts of “free” goodies for folks in the cities?!?

A few generations ago we struggled for enough to eat and our waste just sat in the streets.

FTFY...

Would you say anything different if someone decided to jump out of a plane and got hurt? What about people who lose all their money betting on the big game?

If you feel that humans don’t inherently value other humans, why do you want to give control of one human’s life over to another human? Do you not see that you are arguing against your own position?

And STDs AREN’T a medical conditions that are also harmful and shorten people’s lifespans?

LOL! Buddy, I’ve been crawling around in the muck for years. My “high horse” bucked me off YEARS ago and I haven’t seen it since.

You can have a very high sex drive and still only have one partner... These things are not mutually exclusive. Mine’s very high, actually... From what I gather talking to everyone else, I’m “above average” in my desires. Sex is wonderful, it’s not something to demonize, but it is something to respect and keep sacred...

You left out the “extremely rare” part and you’ve lost sight of the original premise... I guess if you want to tell people with STD which can be passed-on genetically not to procreate, that would be fine. But people without any genetically-inherited STDs and only having a single partner should have no issues with STDs…

The Feudal System? That’s some pretty good mental gymnastics you’ve done there to draw that conclusion...

Quit making excuses for weak-minded people.

I’m sorry, but you’ve taken it too far with that statement. We cannot, as a society, continue to absolve our fellow members of every shred of their accountability. This IS a real solution, it’s just not popular...

STDs in strictly monogamous relationships are EXTREMELY rare, and are usually hereditary in nature, so they are present outside of the relationship.

What a naive stance... Why do I have a feeling you also support gun confiscation??? You probably have absolutely no regard for personal accountability...

Facts don’t care about your feelings.

And my larger point was that maybe you should have made a better decision and waited longer? I get it, it’s hard, but that doesn’t mean that isn’t the solution. You say that “waiting” sounds like “an empty life, literally devoid of all joy or meaning” - what does that say about your current relationship? Do you not…

Your spouse must really, really love you...