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Or we'll just come to accept that we know what the president elect's vagina looks like. The trend seems to be towards people not caring about exposure. You can

Or we'll just come to accept that we know what the president elect's vagina looks like. The trend seems to be towards people not caring about exposure. You can't blackmail someone who isn't embarrassed. "Yeah, I ate a bunch of dicks on Saturday night and posted the photos. What? Like you've never done that."

mortenjorck 13y ago
I know it's tempting to see the younger generation as a sign of larger cultural shifts, but the Baby Boomers were once a lot like the Millennials, and one day the Millennials will be a lot like the Baby Boomers.
- philwelch 13y ago
  Considering just how much the sexual revolution reversed itself after HIV became well-known, Millennials are positively prudish compared to Boomers and Gen X-ers at the same age.
  - pessimizer 13y ago
    Absolutely. The Millenials are like the Silent Generation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Generation
javajosh 13y ago
Sharing information about someone out of context is still a great threat. Heck, it happens all the time: a politician digs up a school paper written by an opponent who was a fiery socialist 30 years ago, and tries to paint them with that brush. And it works. So, even with the sex thing, you might not be embarrassed, but the information can and will be presented in a way to maximize your pain. You might not care about people knowing you ate a bunch of dicks, but your opponent is going to cast it, for example, as non-consensual, or will dig up some dirt on the sex partners. Perhaps they are under-age, non-consenting, or willing (with a little inducement) to simply lie about what you did. Bottom line: information is power, and even lack of shame cannot protect you from the damage it can do in malicious hands. (BTW your point is well taken. There was an episode of Sherlock where a (presumably young and attractive) female member of the British royal family engaged a prostitute for some lesbian S&M play - and a the gov went to a great deal of expense to cover it up. My thought was, "why bother?" People's imaginations being what they are, the biggest impact would be a small uptick in UK births in 9-10 months.)

mortenjorck 13y ago

I know it's tempting to see the younger generation as a sign of larger cultural shifts, but the Baby Boomers were once a lot like the Millennials, and one day the Millennials will be a lot like the Baby Boomers.

philwelch 13y ago
Considering just how much the sexual revolution reversed itself after HIV became well-known, Millennials are positively prudish compared to Boomers and Gen X-ers at the same age.
- pessimizer 13y ago
  Absolutely. The Millenials are like the Silent Generation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Generation

javajosh 13y ago

Sharing information about someone out of context is still a great threat. Heck, it happens all the time: a politician digs up a school paper written by an opponent who was a fiery socialist 30 years ago, and tries to paint them with that brush. And it works. So, even with the sex thing, you might not be embarrassed, but the information can and will be presented in a way to maximize your pain. You might not care about people knowing you ate a bunch of dicks, but your opponent is going to cast it, for example, as non-consensual, or will dig up some dirt on the sex partners. Perhaps they are under-age, non-consenting, or willing (with a little inducement) to simply lie about what you did. Bottom line: information is power, and even lack of shame cannot protect you from the damage it can do in malicious hands. (BTW your point is well taken. There was an episode of Sherlock where a (presumably young and attractive) female member of the British royal family engaged a prostitute for some lesbian S&M play - and a the gov went to a great deal of expense to cover it up. My thought was, "why bother?" People's imaginations being what they are, the biggest impact would be a small uptick in UK births in 9-10 months.)