'Cuz they'd have to move out.
Why are today's teens putting off driving, dating and drinking?
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#182Earlier quoted context omitted.
I sounds unlikely to me that an app for casual encounters is the reason people have less sex...
The numbers show that 80% of the girls only date the top 20% of the guys. They rate 80% of the guys below average. So an average boy find hard to find a date there. Think this way, before you could have a few opportunities to get a date in a bar, now you have thousands of them before even getting out of the toilet. You think your value is higher than it really is and decide to wait for something that has he same valu…
Sounds like an interesting study, have the source?
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#183This generation was raised eating and drinking from plastic and has a higher level of BPA in their blood than any previous generation. But, maybe that is just a non-causal correlation.
Hahahahaha
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#184It's disturbing that, at least in Chicago, there appears to systemic conditioning that's convinced people sex is dangerous and scary. > Among teenagers now, "there is a feeling you're getting of, 'Wow, the world is pretty serious, so why would I rush to immerse myself. . .Why don't I stay with my friends and away from anything that has heavy consequences, like pregnancy or sexually-transmitted diseases?'" Sex is joyf…
According to https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/tinder-hook-up-cu... Tinder is probably decreasing people's interpersonal skills which makes relationships less appealing.
Basically, why commit? This person eats their food oddly, that person seems to have a sweaty forehead, etc.
In the age of Tinder, why bother getting invested in anyone? The next is just a swipe away (unless you're male, then good luck).
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#185No one mentions video games? It seems like they really cut into both the desire and the time to do those things.
Video games have been around for far longer than these teens.
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#186Earlier quoted context omitted.
According to https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/tinder-hook-up-cu... Tinder is probably decreasing people's interpersonal skills which makes relationships less appealing.
Basically, why commit? This person eats their food oddly, that person seems to have a sweaty forehead, etc. In the age of Tinder, why bother getting invested in anyone? The next is just a swipe away (unless you're male, then good luck).
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#187Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I'd guess it's a combination of this and the overweight/obesity rate climbing I agree, but for a different reason. Excess fat is an endocrine disruptor: adipose tissue makes Aromatase [1], which converts testosterone -> estrogen. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatase Adipose tissue is the greatest peripheral source of aromatase in both males and females,[citation needed] contributing to the production of estr…
I wonder if obesity is the cause for the multi-generational decline of testosterone levels.
It's probably a factor that can't be denied, just like reduction in fitness levels (e.g. exercise), less physical labor, masculinity shaming, etc.
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#188Good parenting? As a parent, I was proud that my sons waited to date, took public transportation or rode their bikes, don't drink cause they're not 21 yet, and decided to have sex at the perfectly reasonable age of 19. I did like how the end of the article mentioned how scary the world is today. They should try living through the Cold War, and the time of Crips and Bloods, and gas lines, and the housing crash. Now th…
> don't drink cause they're not 21 yet That's how you get drunk people once they're free to buy alcohol. Parents should help their children discover alcohol safely at home so it is not some mystical drink you can't wait to get your hands on. A glass of good wine here and there during family reunions, one or two beers with the barbecue, maybe some whiskey and vodka to learn what the good stuff tastes like. Suddenly it…
> That's how you get drunk people once they're free to buy alcohol.
This meme needs to die, it has no basis in reality.
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#189There are a pile of different answers to these questions (not question), ones that should be asked separately. For example, excluding factors that affect all the questions, putting off drinking is likely a combination of consumer education and the difficulty in getting alcohol pre-21. Fewer adults want to provide their younger peers alcohol because of legal risks. Driving is the combination of increasing expense to d…
> Driving is the combination of increasing expense to drive a car you own, mandatory insurance, services like uber, and the need not to travel that modern technology presents. Another reason is that the car is on decline as a status symbol. Tech gadgets such as iPhones are taking this place now.
Plus that iphones / smartphones are a lot cheaper and yet offer a lot more than cars do. Don't need to drive to the mall to catch up with friends anymore. People complain about the iphone x being $1000 (and previous iphones being $600, etc), but they forget that cars cost a multiple of that, both in purchase and maintenance / fuel / etc. And they don't have as much apps or knobs or screens as smartphones.
Re: Why are today's teens putting off driving, dating and drinking?
#190There are a pile of different answers to these questions (not question), ones that should be asked separately. For example, excluding factors that affect all the questions, putting off drinking is likely a combination of consumer education and the difficulty in getting alcohol pre-21. Fewer adults want to provide their younger peers alcohol because of legal risks. Driving is the combination of increasing expense to d…
my guesses: - no driving b/c no car b/c less income - no sex b/c porn - no booze b/c ... well, is that even true?
- no booze because legalized weed, which is more fun for less hangover?