> I'm sure you and many other HNers will hate that answer, but I stand by it. I don't "hate" it; I just don't think it's worth anything. It's incredibly foolis

> I'm sure you and many other HNers will hate that answer, but I stand by it. I don't "hate" it; I just don't think it's worth anything. It's incredibly foolish to think that your own experiences qualify you to make sweeping statements about something as weird and subtle as human sexuality. > As to your second point, if shallow and transactional sexual relationships becoming more common does not seem to you like a downside, I doubt we will ever see eye to eye on this. Probably not. They're not my cup of tea personally, just because I am who I am, but again I don't consider that a basis for making a value judgment. I would love to hear you clearly articulate why you do attach a negative value judgment to this hypothetical increase in casual sex. Maybe you will change my mind—I am a reasonable person. > google "consequences of extreme sexual liberation" and find any number of articles The results of this were laughable. Nothing but more opinion and editorializing (that seems to be a theme here). > I'm unwilling to go into more detail as sharing my opinions on topics less controversial than this has resulted in real life threats more than once. Well, this is the internet and I'm not going to threaten you. If you can't produce a cogent argument, that's on you.