Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by that_guy_iain on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:36AM
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Lots of people stopped dating, bars are closed, etc. I suspect the decrease in drunken sex is probably a large reason for the decrease.
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Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by tzs on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:01AM
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That reminds me of something I’ve occasionally wondered about.
Just in terms of total population and ignoring all else such as quality of life and economic impacts, is alcohol’s net effect to lower population growth (drunk driving deaths and such) or to raise population growth (drunk sex or other related poor decisions)?
Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by coldpie on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:18AM
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It doesn't answer the question you posed, but I read a study[1] just yesterday that estimated that the largest factor of young people having less casual sex now than they did ten years ago is a reduction in drinking rates. It was still a minor factor (explains about 25% of the drop, by their estimation), but it seems less alcohol use does correlate with less casual sex.
[1] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023121996854
Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by andi999 on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:04AM
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Actually 300k birth due to drunken sex paints a very dark picture of society.
Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by boomboomsubban on Thursday March 04, 2021 @08:13AM
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It's a social lubricant, even in healthy relationships wanting more children I'd bet many are conceived drunk.
Re:We Expect 300k Fewer Births Than Usual This Year in the US
by _trampeltier on Thursday March 04, 2021 @02:12PM
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Not all death on the street are because of alcohol.