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Article is written by a conservative think tank pushing traditional family values. The statistics might or might not be valid but I wouldn't take their word for
by stickfigure 1y ago
Article is written by a conservative think tank pushing traditional family values. The statistics might or might not be valid but I wouldn't take their word for it.
- alehlopeh 1y agoSeriously. I don’t understand why nearly every other comment just assumes the headline is true without a second thought.
- reilly3000 1y agoBanning pornography is high on the agenda for these folks. I’m sure they get paid to turn out think pieces on the subject.
- monero-xmr 1y agoThis is why I immediately brush off articles from liberal think tanks pushing novel anti-family values. The statistics might or might not be valid but I wouldn’t take their word for it
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- impish9208 1y agoThe underlying study is the General Social Survey (GSS) out of NORC/University of Chicago, a dependable source for these types of data since the 1970’s. I can’t speak for the IFS, but yours seems to be a classic case of discounting the message because you don’t like the messenger.
- stickfigure 1y agoSocial science studies are notoriously difficult and often contradictory even when the authors are honest and doing their best. What other studies have been done on this subject, and did they reach similar conclusions? What evidence out there contradicts this study, and why should we give more weight to this evidence? "Pick the study that reinforces the point you are trying to make" is a classic. From years of reading Scott Alexander I've become attuned to the difference between 1) someone trying to convince me of something or 2) someone trying to discover the truth. The tone of this article fits clearly into category #1. That doesn't mean it isn't true, but it should not be accepted at face value.
- tempodox 1y agoSo if even those curmudgeons say sex is declining, there must be something to it.