Why is "sex scenes are pointless" a storytelling take that I see every other day now? Do I need to explain smut to you? Is that where we're at? I need to inform you that a lot of people find it fun to watch sexy people mime some hot banging?

But for real, what was the incepting point of this noticeable uptick in pushback to sex scenes?

Is it just the inevitable endpoint of nitpick channels and TV Tropes streamlining narrative for maximum logical efficiency?

Is it just an expression of the weird dichotomy where we've been getting socially more openly horny while our media has been increasingly de-sexed to appeal to a global audience of governmental and para-governmental conservative censors?

(because, for real, it often feels like there are only three kinds of media these days: Blippy, PG-13, and pornography)