60% of Adults Will Have a Holiday Hook-up?!? Clickbait for a Lonely Planet.
The distressed decrease in human connection, particularly among youth.
This is the Frontier Psychiatrists. It’s a newsletter, and it’s…health-themed.
I woke up this morning and checked my phone like I do every morning. Checking your phone is now like breathing. You don't forget to breathe. You don't forget to check your phone. Your phone doesn't just have phone things. It has become an all-consuming connection to the entire outside world. Like everyone, I have been successfully conditioned to look at that goddamn thing…All. The. Time.
This morning, while going about my morning routine1, I read a story that was bizarre. The fact that it was a story said a lot more than the content of the story.
It was purported to be a media article. The article reported on the fact that 60% of adults plan to have a casual sexual encounter during the holidays. This is Clickbait. I get it. No mystery there.
To be clear, this was sponsored content. It's not a real story. I also get that. It was sponsored content from an STI testing company. The sponsored content was reporte…