• ObjectivityIncarnate@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      An object you have to physically carry around with you and have on your person in the moment every single time you have sex, versus things like:

      • a pill that, while needing to take it daily, leaves you protected at all times, you don’t need it on hand at the time of the sexual encounter. And most pills aren’t even that strict about what time you take it each day, as long as it’s around the same time every day
      • a vaginal ring that only needs to be swapped out once a month (and can safely be removed for a few hours during sex itself without losing efficacy, if desired)
      • an injection that lasts 3 months
      • an arm implant that can last 5 years once inserted, depending on type
      • an IUD that can last for over a decade once inserted, depending on type

      Condoms are far less convenient than any of these.

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        7 hours ago

        yeah but those birth control methods you suggest don’t additionally prevent the transmission of STI’s, which the condom does. so… still a pretty convenient option.

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          4 hours ago

          yeah but that’s a goalpost move because the topic is contraception, not STIs.

          It’s also not even an argument, because there is no real “option” to compare condoms to re STIs at all, and the fact that they’re good for that takes nothing away from the main thing that makes them inconvenient, being “An object you have to physically carry around with you and have on your person in the moment every single time you have sex”.

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            3 hours ago

            i listed an additional positive trait of condoms while also being convenient. they’re easy to carry around and your “argument” is entirely subjective. get over it.