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I think the effects would be different for people in different stages of life and relationship statuses. As a married guy in my 30s, the effect that I see is co
by warner25 4y ago
I think the effects would be different for people in different stages of life and relationship statuses. As a married guy in my 30s, the effect that I see is compulsive checking and scrolling social media feeding anxiety and depression. By the time my wife and I get our kids settled into bed and have a chance for one-on-one time, Facebook etc. often gets in the way and kills the mood, or it already did so earlier in the day.
- noirbot 4y agoI could certainly see that on the margins, but not to the level of "we haven't had any sexual contact in a year". If the survey was "have you had sex in the last week" then I'd totally accept that social media was driving that number down, but a full year is a really long time. If you're ruining your day/libido that consistently by doomscrolling then that feels like less of a social media problem and more of a personal/relationship problem. I'm sure it's happening to some people, but not this many, right?
- warner25 4y agoAgreed, it exacerbates underlying problems (e.g. the depression and anxiety disorders) that were already present. I note that the 2009 rate for adults who hadn't had sex in the past year was already at 24%, and now (2018) it's 28%. So yeah, social media and smartphones clearly aren't responsible for the whole 28%.