# Anyone here still not have a smartphone?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 17, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-not-have-a-smartphone/1014428 "2025-02-17T19:50:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-still-not-have-a-smartphone/1014428/79 "2026-06-12T17:29:50Z")

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Bumped.

An interesting theory:

> **[Smartphones arrived just before the US fertility rate plunged. One study says...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/12/health/fertility-decline-smartphone-study)**
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> The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, leaving researchers and policymakers searching for causes that may help pinpoint solutions. There have been all kinds of theories, including soaring costs of childcare, the rise of birth...

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