Exploring the “Sex Recession”: A Q&A with Carter Sherman

In today’s digitally saturated world, it’s easy to assume that Gen Z — raised on TikTok, BDSM trends, and hypersexualized media — would be experiencing a sexual renaissance. But journalist Carter Sherman’s new book, The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation’s Fight Over Its Future, reveals a different picture: one of delayed intimacy, stunted vulnerability, and conflicted desire.