[iamzack]

@High Max

It disturbs you that sex doesn't disgust me?

It disturbs me that you are disturbed by sex.

[General Battuta]

I've heard other female forumites say they sometimes feel like second-class citizens, and I must say that if they're singled out and treated this way I can understand why.

[iamzack]

*shrug* I don't usually feel personally affronted by stuff here (like right now, I'm just annoyed, not really pissed off) but I call stuff out if it's just too stupid for me to leave alone.

[General Battuta]

It's definitely appreciated (not just by me), but others don't want to get sucked into Internet debates. And there's kind of a double standard, too. If you're a woman, and you call out sexism, it's easy to be labeled as someone who's demanding special treatment because you're the 'only girl around'. After all, if you really wanted to be here, you'd man up and argue back, right?

Women who agitate too much in real life generally get labeled harridans or simply '*****es'. And while I can't stand a lot of shrill feminists, there are still plenty who get labeled unfairly just for speaking up about how uncomfortable things make them.

It's easy to be unafraid when you're a guy and the power dynamic favors you. But just walking down a street as a woman is a lot more frightening than it is for a guy. Men rarely understand how cautious women have to be.

[iamzack]

sex != relationship

[General Battuta]

Statistics...?

I use statistics to describe populations, like any good scientist. But you should know (if you understand statistics) that you can't describe individuals with population statistics.

And that's right, son. People who enjoy sex can't feel love. And if you have a fling with someone, even if it's consensual, she's just using you, and you'll hate yourself forever.

Do you honestly believe that?

Whoa, this is silly. I'm having a post-happy debate with a paleoconservative autistic Japanese kid. I'm clearly not going to convince you of anything.

[General Battuta]

Go talk about Freespace, then. You don't need to assert your maturity/excellence/non-autisticness. We respect you.

I am not autistic. I had thought, to be honest, that you'd said you were autistic, and I have no problem with it if you are. If you want to talk about whatever condition you may have (I believe you said you had one, since it gave you 'special abilities'?) the forum will be welcoming and understanding.

In addition to my skills with facts, figures, and science, I have won quite a few awards for my writing, which requires skillful characterization and a good understanding of people. I'm pretty multidimensional, believe it or not. (Not trying to brag here, but I should defend my depth.)

[Ford Prefect]

It has to do with my decency and many other reasons I hit on earlier.

[Hades]

Also, if I was autistic, I wouldn't be intelligent or be able to socialize at all, unless I was an autistic sevant, which you seem to be since you always babble about facts and figures and that's it, like Rain Man.

First off, there ARE intelligent autistic people who can socialise.

Second, Battuta isn't the one "babbling" here, you are.

[Turambar]

I like moderation, a little bit of both.

Love is nice and all, but it's rare, and you can't get it all the time.  A friends with benefits sort of deal is good fun when you want to enjoy some sex but aren't up to emotional commitment. 

[Turambar]

Love is nice and all, but it's rare

Especially in superficial cultures. The happiness decreases as a result of materialism. Look at all the depressed celebs and rich but bitter and unhappy people. As a result, many feel they need to make themselves happy artificially through drugs and other things, but it doesn't last and that method fails in the long run.

Drugs are fine with moderation too, some booze on the weekend with friends, some pot sometimes, followed by intense matches of Soul Calibur.  As long as you don't rely on it, it's fine.

Society's got nothing to do with love and finding it or not.  That's down to people and their individual dispositions.  Sure there's that big crowd of girls who only care disproportionately about money and gifts and whatever.  So what?  Just don't date them.  Problem solved.

[General Battuta]

Love is nice and all, but it's rare

Especially in superficial cultures. The happiness decreases as a result of materialism. Look at all the depressed celebs and rich but bitter and unhappy people. As a result, many feel they need to make themselves happy artificially through drugs and other things, but it doesn't last and that method fails in the long run.

Then why do self-reporting and implicit measures generally rate developed nations (the 'materialistic') ones as equally happy when compared to non-developed nations?

[General Battuta]

So it's a conspiracy?

...because they're not human?

I, for one, am happy because somebody cares for me for who I am. But I don't judge anybody else for what makes them happy. I get to be human in the eyes of the almighty High Max, right?

[General Battuta]

This isn't an RPG. And it was a joke.

So it's a conspiracy?

...because they're not human?

I, for one, am happy because somebody cares for me for who I am. But I don't judge anybody else for what makes them happy. I get to be human in the eyes of the almighty High Max, right?

Answer all the questions!

[TrashMan]

Of course no matter what anyone says, I can't let it get to me too much or they would have won.

Victory? On an internet debate? 
There is no such thing, there are only loosers....unfortunetely, people get attracted to them like moths to a flame.

If sex is fun, and you're healthy about it, there's no harm in having multiple partners. As long as you're not putting other people at risk, it's your decision, and the consequences are yours to deal with.

Let me just say this:
Shooting yourself in the head is also your decision and puts nobody else at risk. Yet, if everyone started doing it, humanity would cease to exist.

Not all types of behaviours are equal - this stands to reason. Not all behaviours are good for the society or the culture.
Wanting for people to behave better overall is a good thing.

[Dilmah G]

Errrr.....

So if everyone started having protected sex underage humanity would cease to exist?

[karajorma]

So is jumping off a cliff. Because I say so. Go try it. Please.

Don't say you weren't warned to stop that.

[Turambar]

So is jumping off a cliff. Because I say so. Go try it. Please.

Don't say you weren't warned to stop that.

Hey, how am i supposed to argue with his unreasonable and lame positions on sex (missionary, with the lights out, for the sole purpose of procreation) if he's monkeyed?!

[General Battuta]

*le sigh*

Poor Trash. We knew him well.

[Turambar]

I mean seriously, I threaten iamzack all the time.  it's not a big deal.