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I noticed they have sex in the base level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, along with food and water. I think we will see movement this century on the topic of w
by tolbish 5y ago
I noticed they have sex in the base level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, along with food and water. I think we will see movement this century on the topic of whether or not it is a human right.
- dougmwne 5y agoWhat could that possibly look like in practice? Something beyond legalized prostitution?
- tolbish 5y agoSome imagine something like Westworld.
- nefitty 5y agoI think people are assuming some sort of coercive outcome if sex were to be considered a human right. What it might realistically produce are more lenient, practical and compassionate laws around sex work. For example, there are people who are lonely, possibly due to old age, illness, circumstance (incels), etc. What makes them less deserving of intimacy? What right does a society have to proscribe what services an individual is allowed to willingly provide? This is just another example of some of the hidden suffering that society predominantly refuses to counteract or even acknowledge.
- tolbish 5y agoI just want to point out that the document has sexual intimacy as a separate, less important need than sex.
- dougmwne 5y agoI originally thought your comment odd and out of context, but now that you mention it, the military's view on sex vs. intimacy hidden within these obtuse documents is a pretty interesting tidbit and entirely within the spirit of the article. This is a multi-million staff count, trillion dollar-a-year organization after all. It is about 80% male and skews very young.
- antihero 5y agoIt's a human right to have sex with people can give you informed consent to have sex with you. It is not a human right to have sex.