Pol_Temp_Account Archive

Upvotes	Title	Category	Author	Subreddit	Date (UTC)

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1	Would women live better if men treated them like men? The title question is not equivalent to the rest of the rant. It also assumes two uniform groups, which is not the case. For instance it takes no account of gay men, who don't behave like straight men in their interactions with other men. There are probably several ways to reformulate the question. The most basic is to assume that sexual reproduction had not evolved, humans reproduce asexually, and consequently there are no sex or gender differences. Leaving aside the biological costs and risks …	/r/PurplePillDebate	02/05/18 02:18 PM
1	Sex/companion bots for both sexes would actually improve relations between men and women, and improve society in general. Your analogy with straight men is inaccurate. A better analogy would be gay men: if there were some technology that could replace gay men, would straight men still want gay men to exist? We know the answer is generally: no. It's not just a question of straight men not being gay: they often dislike, and in many cases actively hate, gay men. Similarly, many women experience the presence of men as a burden. That is primarily due to male sexual drive and the resultant behaviour, but simply living al…	/r/PurplePillDebate	28/04/18 02:48 PM
3	Sex/companion bots for both sexes would actually improve relations between men and women, and improve society in general. The logic here is dubious. First, the post assumes that men and women will continue to have relationships, and men will use the robot to satisfy their excess sexual needs. The whole point about full-simulacrum sex robots is that they can replace a woman, in any kind of encounter or partnership. Secondly, why should we have women if there are robots to take their place? Reproduction, obviously, but is there anything else? The author of this post ignores reproduction, but talks about children. If …	/r/PurplePillDebate	28/04/18 12:32 PM
1	Is asking a woman out on a date or giving her a compliment sexual harassment? What is sexual harassment? Yes, these are typical cases of sexual harassment. The user who posted this question says explicitly that it is not about legal definitions. So I will explain why most women do indeed perceive such behaviour as sexual harassment. The key issue here is motive, and we can imply from all three scenarios that the man is sexually interested in the woman. We can clarify that by analogies, for instance: Would a gay man, who has no sexual interest in women whatsoever, behave in this way toward women? No…	/r/PurplePillDebate	24/04/18 11:06 AM
3	How can so many people be entering romantic relationships if only a fraction of the population is physically attractive? I think 'lust' is closer to what the OP meant by 'romantic'.	/r/PurplePillDebate	14/04/18 12:41 PM
3	How can so many people be entering romantic relationships if only a fraction of the population is physically attractive? The answer is essentially that "romantic relationships" in the sense that you mean, are indeed impossible for "unattractive" people (in the sense that you mean). Instead, they would have relationships which are primarily supportive. It is correct that only a small percentage of the population will trigger extreme attraction, but that is probably because the mental triggers consist of (or derive from) exaggerations of specific characteristics, so we should not expect them to be prevalent in the p…	/r/PurplePillDebate	14/04/18 11:23 AM
1	Should sex bots have rights? Disappointing that so few comments take this seriously, only a few cover ethical issues, such as who qualifies for rights. In any case, the headlines on the quoted articles are misleading, as the lead issue for opponents of sex robots is consent, rather than declarations of rights for robots. Some comments also don't seem to understand the difference between 'damage', and 'harm' in the ethical sense. More posts on the subject at /r/Futurology but, there too, mainly posts of clickbait titles from…	/r/PurplePillDebate	12/04/18 11:36 AM
2	Should sex bots have rights? I tried this issue at /r/philosophy/ but no-one was particularly interested. Truth is, that 'ethicists' usually have jobs at universities, and it won't help your career, to get involved with an issue so closely related to sex and porn. Too reddit, too 4chan, for a publicly funded researcher to look into. That has left the field open for a tiny group of feminists, who can tap into the media's appetite for clickable topics. There is no serious opposition from academic ethicists.	/r/PurplePillDebate	11/04/18 01:46 PM
1	Should sex bots have rights? It is an issue for feminists, mainly because it is exemplary for some other major issues. It does not get much attention because there are no actual sex robots yet, but that will change as public perception of imminent manufacture shifts. It is not correct, as you imply, that robot ethicists took on this issue before feminists.	/r/PurplePillDebate	11/04/18 01:34 PM