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Why do these posts never include sex? Such a weird taboo.

by pieterhg 5y ago

bryanrasmussen 5y ago
hhmc 5y ago
perhaps it's not an omission..
pxeger1 5y ago
Maybe because of some of the following?: - it's embarrassing to talk about your sex life, and maybe especially gaps in it, online? - it's naturally private and people value their privacy, particularly online? - people are so taboo about it that they don't even want to record it for their future self? - it just gets lumped in with "sleep"? - it doesn't take up a significant enough amount of time? All of these depend on the person, of course.
- hhmc 5y ago
  > it's naturally private and people value their privacy, particularly online? People who value this type of privacy don't publish a decade of logs chronicling their daily life.
Keirmot 5y ago
They also don't mention time spent pooping and peeing. Doesn't mean it's taboo. Might just not be useful information to track, unless you're trying to have children or to check how your sex life was affected after already having children.
- pieterhg 5y ago
  Love and relationships and as part of those sex are such an integral part of life. It seems odd it's such a taboo in tech to discuss, or in this case measure it as part of a life log.
  - Kiro 5y ago
    So is pooping. Nothing prevents you from tracking your sex life but I would never do it and especially not put it out there in a public blog post.
    - medstrom 5y ago
      Their point is that actually no, it's not similar. I won't call pooping an integral part of life.
      - 58x14 5y ago
        A few days without it, and I bet you'll find it pretty integral.
  - elric 5y ago
    It simply isn't true that love, relationships, and sex are an integral part of life. It's true for many people, but definitely not for everyone. Lots of people are single. Many are celibate (for whatever reason). I don't think there's a taboo regarding sex and relationships in tech. People can discuss whatever they want. OP is free to choose whether to log (or share) their sex data.
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KeepFlying 5y ago
It would create a lot of awkward interactions for any of their ex's who see the data after it's published, or their family. Easier to avoid it at least in the public copy. Though I'd argue even tracking it personally might cause issues if your new SO saw it and started to compare to past partners. Best to just leave it out entirely.
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globular-toast 5y ago
If the OP did have sex during this time, I expect it is filled under "people". It would be interesting to track, though. In particular, how much life is dedicated to the pursuit of sex vs actually having sex. I know that my time spent actually having sex has decreased from probably an hour per day to an hour per week. Not sure about time spent in pursuit of sex, though.
artnc 5y ago
Author here. I certainly don't not track it! If you're wondering where it could appear in the charts, any one of the Sleep/People/Exercise/Other categories would seem a possible candidate...
hungryforcodes 5y ago
I guess it's the Christian problem -- they seem to hate sex, or at least talking about it.
frayesto 5y ago
I want to track sex. So far it's been a spreadsheet. Is there anyone else with a better method?

Why do these posts never include sex? Such a weird taboo.

bryanrasmussen 5y ago

hhmc 5y ago

perhaps it's not an omission..

pxeger1 5y ago

Maybe because of some of the following?: - it's embarrassing to talk about your sex life, and maybe especially gaps in it, online? - it's naturally private and people value their privacy, particularly online? - people are so taboo about it that they don't even want to record it for their future self? - it just gets lumped in with "sleep"? - it doesn't take up a significant enough amount of time? All of these depend on the person, of course.

hhmc 5y ago
> it's naturally private and people value their privacy, particularly online? People who value this type of privacy don't publish a decade of logs chronicling their daily life.

Keirmot 5y ago

They also don't mention time spent pooping and peeing. Doesn't mean it's taboo. Might just not be useful information to track, unless you're trying to have children or to check how your sex life was affected after already having children.

pieterhg 5y ago
Love and relationships and as part of those sex are such an integral part of life. It seems odd it's such a taboo in tech to discuss, or in this case measure it as part of a life log.
- Kiro 5y ago
  So is pooping. Nothing prevents you from tracking your sex life but I would never do it and especially not put it out there in a public blog post.
  - medstrom 5y ago
    Their point is that actually no, it's not similar. I won't call pooping an integral part of life.
    - 58x14 5y ago
      A few days without it, and I bet you'll find it pretty integral.
- elric 5y ago
  It simply isn't true that love, relationships, and sex are an integral part of life. It's true for many people, but definitely not for everyone. Lots of people are single. Many are celibate (for whatever reason). I don't think there's a taboo regarding sex and relationships in tech. People can discuss whatever they want. OP is free to choose whether to log (or share) their sex data.
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KeepFlying 5y ago

It would create a lot of awkward interactions for any of their ex's who see the data after it's published, or their family. Easier to avoid it at least in the public copy. Though I'd argue even tracking it personally might cause issues if your new SO saw it and started to compare to past partners. Best to just leave it out entirely.

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globular-toast 5y ago

If the OP did have sex during this time, I expect it is filled under "people". It would be interesting to track, though. In particular, how much life is dedicated to the pursuit of sex vs actually having sex. I know that my time spent actually having sex has decreased from probably an hour per day to an hour per week. Not sure about time spent in pursuit of sex, though.

artnc 5y ago

Author here. I certainly don't not track it! If you're wondering where it could appear in the charts, any one of the Sleep/People/Exercise/Other categories would seem a possible candidate...

hungryforcodes 5y ago

I guess it's the Christian problem -- they seem to hate sex, or at least talking about it.

frayesto 5y ago

I want to track sex. So far it's been a spreadsheet. Is there anyone else with a better method?