NO SEX ZONE
Matt Yglesias passes on something he heard on the Bill O’Reilly radio program whilst taking a cab:
“all the sex on TV and in the movies” that was the cause of human sexuality
Interesting. I had never thought of that before but, now that I think of it, the population of the US has nearly doubled since the advent of television half a century ago.
Yes, but the RATE of population growth has been slowing, particularly in the most developed countries — the ones with Intenet penetration (no pun or double entendre intended). Methinks that the Internet is not good for sex.
Could it be that blogging is having an adverse effect on procreation? Andrew Sullivan doesn’t seem to have any kids. 😉
Knowing Yglessias’ track record, I’d say his recollection of O’Reilly’s remarks should be taken with a box of salt. (Or 2)
If he were more reliable I’d be more impressed.
but think about it this way – perhaps since the 80’s, there has been so *little* good programming on television, that Americans have nothing better to do than tune out and procreate…
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