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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

OP is saying gay sex being excluded, iiuc. Trend seems extreme since 2008, and it would be nice to see the spikes to 16% or so 3 times between 1989 and 2008. The spikes could be corelated to rising stock market bubbles for all I know. Seems over double the 1989-2008 average that I guesstimate at 12%.

Maybe gay men used to experiemnt with women to "find out"? Maybe harsher economic inequality keeps men home? It's not obviously internet porn, which became available in late 90s, though 20 years later would get a lot of under 30s.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

It’s not obviously internet porn

It's social networks and the loss of 3rd (and 1st) places. Everybody knows what the problem is. Everybody has some idea how to fix it (look how to fix car transit). Every person in power is intent on refusing to improve things in any way and making it worse.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 0 points 2 days ago

Trend seems extreme since 2008

Huh, just after the release of the first smartphone, odd.