OKCupid released a survey today which has garnered a little attention attempting to prove a correlation between which phone you use, and how often you have sex.
The study consisted of 30 year-olds who own three major smartphone types: Android, iPhone and Blackberry, and focused on number of sexual partners. Here is a pretty chart to explain:
To use a lame pun, iPhone users came out on top, while Android users were deemed sexless by the study.
But what of the methodology? Number of partners really doesn’t translate into amount of sex does it? And of the fact that women have more partners than men. Didn’t see that coming, did you?
What about users who aren’t 30 years old? Is this an anamoly? Nope, check this pretty graph out. It’s all “sciency” looking, so it has to mean something, right?
Here is my hypothesis, and please let me know if I’m way off base: Nerds are more likely to buy an open source phone, while cool hipsters are more likely to buy a trendy iPhone. What of the Blackberry users you ask? I believe they are more likely to be a cross-section of everyone, since most Blackberry users are such because their job requires it.
So does this mean that nerds are less likely to have sex? I don’t think so, but if it is true, I certainly hope it isn’t because we are all ugly, (with the obvious exception of nerd super-hottie, Megan Fox). Remember, this survey reflects only number of partners, so the sample really speaks to whether or not someone is promiscuous, not whether or not they are sexually active.
If that theory doesn’t hold water, then the reason for the results is obvious. Cupidtino is putting iPhone users together in much bigger numbers than anticipated, and the apocalypse is on the horizon. If this is the case, then you can throw all of my reasons to get a Droid-X out the window, because the fate of the human race relies on your ability to procreate, and you should must go out an purchase an iPhone. Just pray that when you are calling to arrange your hook-up that you get a signal…especially if you are left-handed.
I believe this study really shows that nerds are more likely to be monogamous, while hipsters are more likely to have different partners. If this isn’t the case, and the survey really demonstrates causality, then America has stopped messing around, since Android is now the #1 US Mobile operating system. Doubtful, right?
I’d like to see studies done to correlate nerdiness to promiscuity, or nerdiness to smartphone use. Can you develop a methodology to do this?
Please share your thoughts. Feel free to chime in with your preferred OS, and tell us: Do you consider yourself a nerd?
