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Yes: western society is notoriously becoming non-monogamous, and it is indeed unrivaled.


"is becoming" != "is". If it does, it might very well fall behind as inner conflict consumes too much energy.


I would argue that western society is already non-monogamous, since in many countries about half of the couples divorce. This results in "serial-monogamy", that is certainly non-monogamous.


FWIW, I think most reasonable people would call this moving the goal posts.

Most people in western societies at any given time are engaged in monogamous relationships. In fact, it's a crime in the U.S. to get married when you're already married to another person. Western governments don't recognize polygamous arrangements for tax purposes, etc.




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