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I'd really love to see a graph of smartphone sales vs. teenage pregnancies.

• lostlogin 11y ago
  It needs to be teen smartphone ownership versus teen pregnancy in my opinion. However this may be hard to get as many phones would be hand-me-downs or purchased for them.
• untog 11y ago
  ...why?
  • jakobegger 11y ago
    Because smartphone sales started to rise rapidly around 2007/2008, just when that curve with teenage pregnancies starts to dive?
    • untog 11y ago
      Right, but why would that be a connection and not just correlation?
      • mikeash 11y ago
        Better access to information, like how contraceptives work, where you can get them, myths and facts about sex, etc. I don't know if there is actually a connection but it seems worth investigating.
• Mz 11y ago
  I ask this in complete earnestness, because your remark is what caused me to read the article, but how is this related to the data in the article? Why are you asking this? Because I would love to know if I have missed some relevant detail that might be meaningful. Thanks.
  • nostrademons 11y ago
    https://xkcd.com/925/ https://xkcd.com/925/ Teen pregnancies cause cell phones, duh! ;-)
    • Mz 11y ago
      Damnit. I am old and slow.