Yesterday I circulated a chart showing the estimate share of the population that was never-married, had not had sex in a year, and was aged 22-35. Unfortunately it had a data error that @toad_spotted was helpful enough to aid me in sorting out.
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Luckily, the fix was quick and easy! So here it is, the celibate Millennial population, answering
@mattyglesias ' question about just how many of these people are out there! The answer? A lot, and it's rising.pic.twitter.com/kgoAfC1AKL
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The rise, however, is not nearly as steep, and not nearly as sex-specific, as my prior data showed, because my prior data included an error on my part. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. On the plus side, this is why you tweet findings early in the research process!
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I should add here that
@Noahpinion suggests porn drives these trends. I am inclined to agree somewhat! Porn may enable men to be more comfortable not having a sexual partner. Lacking a partner means they don't benefit from the civilizing effect of woman.11 replies 5 retweets 45 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @lymanstoneky @Noahpinion
Right, because porn didn't exist from 2000-2010. Smart take from Noah, as usual.
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It sounds like a dumb, possibly disingenuous take but it could be fixed with a specific story about short-term vs long term fx (either of porn habit in itself or porn-life interactions)
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