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by thrower123 2574 days ago
In reality, it is probably a hugely complicated blending of all these different effects that is almost impossible to tease out root causes for. Complex systems are complex.
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The drop is likely related to the precipitous technological change at the time though.

The Internet, wireless communication, video games, cheap cable TV. Even Internet porn.

I don't really see cellphones as being the defining factor here. They were relatively rare during the 90s. Even by the early 00s, only rich folks owned them.