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The timeline for these trends does not line up with the timeline for the reduction in sexual activity. These are not plausible explanation as to the cause.
by sneak 3y ago
The timeline for these trends does not line up with the timeline for the reduction in sexual activity. These are not plausible explanation as to the cause.
- _heimdall 3y agoThat entirely depends on how dietary and prescription trends impact sexual activity. Both trends have been growing over the last 50 or so years. If the change in diet or medication would directly impact an individual on a short term that wouldn't line up with the data in this article. If the trends accumulate slowly in a person, or if they impact an individual's children, the trends could line up. Sex drive is an extremely complex topic. By no means am I claiming that these are definitely factors, but the article is pretty light on links for the potential factors it proposes. The idea that, for example, an increase in vegetable oil consumption or even specifically soy could accumulate over time and impact hormonal balances in children isn't out of the question. More importantly, given how hand-wavy the article is with regards to the factors it raises, ignoring diet, prescription drugs, and overall health seems like a huge miss.
- novok 3y agoIf you dig into the numbers, it correlates pretty strongly with the rise of the smartphone and dating app adoption
- _heimdall 3y agoThat's an interesting angle as well. The original article definitely seems like a cherry picked list of factors for decreased sex drive and/or fertility, though I'm not sure what the motivation behind the article would be.