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Lots of people stopped dating, bars are closed, etc. I suspect the decrease in drunken sex is probably a large reason for the decrease.
by that_guy_iain 6y ago
Lots of people stopped dating, bars are closed, etc. I suspect the decrease in drunken sex is probably a large reason for the decrease.
- tzs 6y agoThat reminds me of something I’ve occasionally wondered about. Just in terms of total population and ignoring all else such as quality of life and economic impacts, is alcohol’s net effect to lower population growth (drunk driving deaths and such) or to raise population growth (drunk sex or other related poor decisions)?
- coldpie 6y agoIt doesn't answer the question you posed, but I read a study[1] just yesterday that estimated that the largest factor of young people having less casual sex now than they did ten years ago is a reduction in drinking rates. It was still a minor factor (explains about 25% of the drop, by their estimation), but it seems less alcohol use does correlate with less casual sex. [1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023121996854 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023121996854
- andi999 6y agoActually 300k birth due to drunken sex paints a very dark picture of society.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoIt's a social lubricant, even in healthy relationships wanting more children I'd bet many are conceived drunk.
- _trampeltier 6y agoNot all death on the street are because of alcohol.