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Mobile phones existed before 2007, but they didn't suck the life out of a person like smartphones do ... you see people at the bus stop or train station, just totally absorbed (and oblivious to what's going on around them)

"Technology that's supposed to make our lives better, but makes them worse ..."

1 posted on 06/08/2026 6:02:55 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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Anything, but, The Thing™ 💉
2 posted on 06/08/2026 6:06:42 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: canuck_conservative

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_%28Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation%29


3 posted on 06/08/2026 6:12:43 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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I'm 82. I refuse to get one. If I'm out and about, I'm on MY TIME...It's not like I'm going to be gone all day....it's a trip to the dumpster and a couple stores...and maybe the bank.

Did anyone ever think that maybe folks are doing a little better at planning. Why not look into the contraceptives available...and purchased. Like....duh...

4 posted on 06/08/2026 6:12:56 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Plug into The Matrix.....


5 posted on 06/08/2026 6:12:59 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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Constant conjunction is not causality. What type of people are most likely to buy an iPhone? If you say liberal affluent professionals, well, there you go.


7 posted on 06/08/2026 6:16:14 PM PDT by proxy_user
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Don’t blame the phone. Blame the person holding it.
If they look like your Momz I think I see the problem.😂


8 posted on 06/08/2026 6:17:03 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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Oh good grief.

There was plenty of information about, and availability to, contraception AND pornography before iPhones came along.

If young people don’t want to take on the responsibilities of having children, I doubt it has much to do with technology.


9 posted on 06/08/2026 6:20:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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I watch the bodycam YouTubes and these people are being slammed around and cuffed but they don’t let go of the phone.


12 posted on 06/08/2026 6:25:14 PM PDT by dljordan (Yeah, I'm a BooYou must be able to hit the bullseyemer and it's all my fault you whiny little bitch.)
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Android and Kindle started 2007 as well...

It’s not cell phones..it’s the liberal mindset. Hard to be fertile if you don’t know what sex you are.


13 posted on 06/08/2026 6:25:36 PM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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Mobile phones are just one factor. I believe the emergence of 24-hour news coverage has done more to discourage reproduction, giving the last generation a sense of futility and inevitable doom with it’s overwhelming glut of negative information.

Other factors are media overload, loss of community (church and other activities), unreasonable expectations (Disney Princess Syndrome) and internet pornography.


17 posted on 06/08/2026 6:29:22 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Everybody's got something to hide except me and my monkey.)
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Let me the first to say that correlation is not causation.


20 posted on 06/08/2026 6:30:48 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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“”””” found that fewer adolescents in recent years engaged in adult activities such as having sex, dating, drinking alcohol, working for pay, going out without their parents, and driving”””””

Emotional, shallow, and passionate about their simple opinions and they get deeply hostile and emotional in conversation if it gets complicated or confusing to them, they don’t really accept that people are not clones of their own personal bubble set of humans such as mom and agreeable clerks and their texting group.

Physically weak and untested but emotionally volatile and hyper sensitive.


22 posted on 06/08/2026 6:38:46 PM PDT by ansel12
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I really thought the cause would be the body piercings, tats and hair dyes of some females.

Nature’s way of saying; Do not touch.

23 posted on 06/08/2026 7:03:37 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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Free phones for blacks! Please!


25 posted on 06/08/2026 7:25:33 PM PDT by TonyM (Score Event)
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birth control pills and abortion ...


29 posted on 06/08/2026 7:41:38 PM PDT by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)
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From the article: ...the fertility rate in the U.S. has fallen by 22 per cent since 2007, when the first iPhone went on sale in the country...

2007 was the 2nd Great Depression.

Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) started in the early 2000s as well.

31 posted on 06/08/2026 7:51:50 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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From the article: The paper, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research...

There it is, right there in black and white - the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The power brokers didn't care about how bad people were getting screwed, but their global program of replacing white men with foreign invaders hit a snag because the "magic dirt" of Western countries doesn't help invaders run the machines needed to keep it going.

The power brokers need the birthrate to increase in order for tax and debt slaves to keep the power brokers' investments going.

33 posted on 06/08/2026 7:58:36 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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Q: Could carrying the smartphone all day in the pocket of trousers near the testicles affect a man’s fertility?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Carrying a smartphone in a trouser pocket near the testicles may negatively affect male fertility, primarily through two mechanisms: heat exposure and radiofrequency (RF) radiation.

<<>> Primary Mechanisms of Harm

1. Thermal Effects (Heat)
The testes require a temperature slightly lower than the body’s core temperature for optimal sperm production. Keeping a phone in a pocket can raise scrotal temperature by more than 2°C, leading to:

Reduced sperm production rates.

Decreased sperm viability and increased cell death.

Impaired sperm motility.

2. Radiofrequency Radiation (Non-Thermal Effects)
Although RF radiation from phones is non-ionizing, studies suggest it can induce oxidative stress in reproductive tissues. This process generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) that damage sperm cells, resulting in:

Lower sperm count and motility: Meta-analyses of experimental studies indicate a detrimental effect on sperm movement and survival.

DNA fragmentation: Damage to sperm DNA can reduce fertilization potential and increase miscarriage risk.

Hormonal disruption: Some animal studies show reduced testosterone levels and alterations in Leydig cell function.

<<>> Scientific Consensus and Limitations

While animal studies and in vitro experiments consistently show adverse effects on sperm parameters (count, motility, morphology, and DNA integrity), evidence from large-scale human studies remains less definitive.

Experts note that while the risk from radiation alone is debated, the cumulative effect of heat and radiation, combined with other lifestyle factors, poses a plausible threat to fertility over time.

*Leo AI in the Brave browser


39 posted on 06/08/2026 8:33:15 PM PDT by deks (America cannot be made great in complete isolation from the adversaries that are harming Americans)
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So, which is the preferred method:

An aspirin held tightly between the knees
or
An IPhone held tightly between the knees


40 posted on 06/08/2026 9:01:48 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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... uh no. Guys are jerking off to porn and the gals are getting grifts from some pervert in Dubai. No need to breed now.


41 posted on 06/08/2026 9:04:56 PM PDT by Organic Panic
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