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A survey of college students finds that 1 in 10 checks their smartphones during sex. Not when cuddling afterward, but during sex. (A reporter from the London Telegraph suggested “Facebook update: almost there!” might be an example.) The study, led by Kostadin Kushlev of the University of Virginia in association with the University of British Columbia, dryly noted that “Less than 10 years ago, Steve Jobs promised that smartphones ‘will change everything’.” (RC/London Telegraph) ...Especially when the phone is set to vibrate.
Original Publication Date: 22 May 2016
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 22.

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