BRFR Cake Stop 'breaking news' miscellany

[BoldonLad]

I'm fairly sure that there has been scientific studies showing that fertility is dropping.
Sperm count in particular.

Yeah, I have read that stuff, in the past, but, from memory that reduction started way before the advent of the mobile phone, and/or smartphone.

Also, I think teenage pregnancies continued to increase, despite the fall in sperm count, at least for a while.

Since a reduction in the human population is a desirable thing, IMHO, reference Climate Change, even assuming the reports are corrects, that is not a negative.

 

[briantrumpet]

Yeah, I have read that stuff, in the past, but, from memory that reduction started way before the advent of the mobile phone, and/or smartphone.

Also, I think teenage pregnancies continued to increase, despite the fall in sperm count, at least for a while.

Maybe the sperm anthem has changed from "Every Sperm is Sacred" to "Every Sperm is Scared", given it only takes one, whatever the sperm count.

 

[Ian H]

...I assume that the same amount of shagging is going on now, as it was in the 60s (maybe more)...

Perhaps there's more masturbation over one's portable telephone than actual shagging now.

 

[briantrumpet]

Perhaps there's more masturbation over one's portable telephone than actual shagging now.

Dunno. I'm tugged in both directions over this one.

 

[Ian H]

Dunno. I'm tugged in both directions over this one.

Shagging with your phone in one hand is frightfully impolite.

 

[briantrumpet]

Shagging with your phone in one hand is frightfully impolite.

Maybe the butler could lend a hand.

 

[Ian H]

Maybe the butler could lend a hand.

Extending the meaning of 'to buttle'.

 

[Pblakeney]

Yeah, I have read that stuff, in the past, but, from memory that reduction started way before the advent of the mobile phone, and/or smartphone.

Also, I think teenage pregnancies continued to increase, despite the fall in sperm count, at least for a while.

Since a reduction in the human population is a desirable thing, IMHO, reference Climate Change, even assuming the reports are corrects, that is not a negative.

I do not disagree with any of that.
Just pointing out that fertility is falling. Mobile phones are probably just coincidental.

 

[icowden]

Remembering my teenage years, (1960 - 1967, the so called swinging 60s) getting a shag was a major part of my waking efforts. Even if you struck lucky, you then had the problem of where (parents, at least mine, were unlikely to countenance the latest conquest, staying the night, or, even an hour of unsupervised "fun"). I don't believe that the average teenage boy's desire is any different (although, I agree, there may be more distractions, but, IMHO, none compare), so, I assume that the same amount of shagging is going on now, as it was in the 60s (maybe more). My theory is that the youth of today are better informed on how to avoid pregnancy, the means are more readily available, and, parental attitudes are more likely to allow "civilised" shagging.

The counter argument to this is that in the 60s there wasn't much to do "except" shagging. Kids of today have hundreds of channels of TV, supercomputers in their pockets, home made content on tiktok and youtube etc etc. I'm sure some are still shagging but as you say - birth control and stigma have both changed massively.

The argument of the paper is that with the rise in smartphone use, the youth have found other things to do...