Replies

I think the difference is, back in the day most of us grew up, sex was mysterious and something of a right of passage. These days even elementary school kids have access to more porn with a few clicks of the mouse than even Hugh Heffner could get his hands on only a decade before. Therefore the mystery is gone. While this may seem good in the short term, we may quickly find ourselves in a situation like Japan where the people of reproduction age are turning to porn rather than sex and the population is in a death spiral.

I agree with you. I’ll also add that they’re more connected (Internet, smartphones) and don’t have the same “I need to get out of my parents house” stir-crazy feelings. They need convincing to get a drivers license. I’m hearing it more and more. This may well lead to less physical interaction in general and the activities that go on when people are physically together (alcohol, drugs, sex, etc.).

Maybe there’s a correlation between these stats and vehicle mortality rates of younger drivers? ...although that’s probably hard to gauge. Smartphone distractions cause many accidents yet the cars are getting safer.

In any event, they don’t live the same as those 20-30 years ago. If we didn’t have a car and meet at “the meeting spot” at the right time, to find out where everyone was going, you were probably going to have a lonely evening. House to house phone calls got you nowhere as “they’re not here”. There’s definitely different dynamics going on. They can share information instantly. Even when they hang-out in groups they spend much of their time in front of laptops or their phone.

"the people of reproduction age are turning to porn rather than sex and the population is in a death spiral."

its already happening....

we are "porning" ourselves out of existence in America....

congratulations...