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“It's a fact...that in societies like ours sex truly represents a second system of differentiation, completely independent of money; and as a system of differen

“It's a fact...that in societies like ours sex truly represents a second system of differentiation, completely independent of money; and as a system of differentiation it functions just as mercilessly. The effects of these two systems are, furthermore, strictly equivalent. Just like unrestrained economic liberalism, and for similar reasons, sexual liberalism produces phenomena of absolute pauperization . Some men make love every day; others five or six times in their life, or never. Some make love with dozens of women; others with none. It's what's known as 'the law of the market'...Economic liberalism is an extension of the domain of the struggle, its extension to all ages and all classes of society. Sexual liberalism is likewise an extension of the domain of the struggle, its extension to all ages and all classes of society.” ― Michel Houellebecq, Extension du domaine de la lutte

klaudius 5y ago
Robin Hanson has also compares sex and income distribution: https://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/06/comparing-income-sex-redistribution.html https://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/06/comparing-income-sex-...
- matheusmoreira 5y ago
  This is a really interesting perspective. Thank you for posting it. The author also neatly outlines why it's so hard to talk about controversial stuff nowadays. > Most who expressed outrage at my post, even most in the mass media, did not offer counter-arguments to my analogy. > They were instead content to identify me with sex-poor people today willing to do or sympathize with violence in order to advocate for sex redistribution. > Such ‘incel’ advocates were said to be personally deeply icky, and therefore so also were any policies they advocate, and also anyone like me who did not attack they and their policies immediately with extreme prejudice.
spoonjim 5y ago
Love seeing a better thinker and writer state my opinion so much better.

klaudius 5y ago

Robin Hanson has also compares sex and income distribution: https://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/06/comparing-income-sex-redistribution.html https://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/06/comparing-income-sex-...

matheusmoreira 5y ago
This is a really interesting perspective. Thank you for posting it. The author also neatly outlines why it's so hard to talk about controversial stuff nowadays. > Most who expressed outrage at my post, even most in the mass media, did not offer counter-arguments to my analogy. > They were instead content to identify me with sex-poor people today willing to do or sympathize with violence in order to advocate for sex redistribution. > Such ‘incel’ advocates were said to be personally deeply icky, and therefore so also were any policies they advocate, and also anyone like me who did not attack they and their policies immediately with extreme prejudice.

spoonjim 5y ago

Love seeing a better thinker and writer state my opinion so much better.