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Id's say "degenerate" is a catch-all for any activity which produces a supernormal stimulus, far in excess of what our Neolithic biology would be prepared for.
by thegrimmest 5y ago
Id's say "degenerate" is a catch-all for any activity which produces a supernormal stimulus, far in excess of what our Neolithic biology would be prepared for. Excess food, drugs, sexual novelty, and gambling all fall into this category.
- stouset 5y agoYou could certainly describe excess consumption of food, drugs, and/or sexual novelty as degenerate behavior. But GP appears to simply be referring to either consumption of or payment for pornography as a degenerate activity.
- thegrimmest 5y agoThe argument is any modern pronography represents an excess in sexual novelty compared to the baseline.
- stouset 5y agoThat is more or less a completely indefensible position given the wide gamut that exists today.
- thegrimmest 5y agoIf you take the baseline to be a Neolithic life experience, then I don't think it's indefensible at all.