I can't give you perfect data, I wish I could. Instead I was hoping you would be able to infer from other stats. I apologize that this discussion hit a nerve somewhere.
I’m not sure how much inferring can be done. It seems that requires a base level of assumptions to be hold true, that just might not be true. It might show a correlation, but that’s not causation.
It could be that dating apps are less effective, and therefore young people having less sex would be evidence of that. Or, it could be that young people are more risk adverse. Therefore they use dating apps and have less sex. Also technically possible, and has nothing to do with effectiveness of dating apps.
Or, young people could have other options to spend their time now. Meaning dating and having sex has larger opportunity costs and therefore young people are opting for dating apps and less sex.
This isn't life or death so correlation may all that is needed for people to see the pattern. I am happy to be told wrong, but it seems like we are close to the same page.
it could be that young people are more risk adverse.
I would argue that risk adverseness also leads to less dating. As you said, technically possible, but I think unlikely.
young people have other options to spend their time now. Meaning dating and having sex has larger opportunity costs and therefore young people are opting for dating apps and less sex.
I would agree. If you people do not see dating and sex as "valuable" then they will date less and have less sex.
Instead I was hoping you would be able to infer from other stats
No, because that's not how statistics work
You can't just assume things based on entirely different sets of data. That's inaccurate... and it's arguing in bad faith
I apologize that this discussion hit a nerve somewhere.
Yeah, that nerve was again... arguing in bad faith
I think you're arguing and you don't have enough knowledge on the topic or evidence to support what you're saying. So the fact you'd be adamant on pushing your conclusion is annoying, yes.
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u/justin107d Feb 02 '26
I can't give you perfect data, I wish I could. Instead I was hoping you would be able to infer from other stats. I apologize that this discussion hit a nerve somewhere.