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NSFW Whenever discussions of Soylent come up, I always wonder - would the same people who want to take Soylent also agree to taking a people that made their se
by edanm 13y ago
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Whenever discussions of Soylent come up, I always wonder - would the same people who want to take Soylent also agree to taking a people that made their sex drive disappear? It will definitely save time and money to not have to worry about sex, after all.
NOTE: This is not a pro- or anti- Soylent sentiment, it's a mind experiment.
- seth1010 13y agoFood is more expensive and time consuming than sex. I've never heard anyone say that sex is a chore, but I often feel that way cooking food that I don't want to eat, but have to because I'm hungry.
- sz4kerto 13y agoSex is way more expensive. Most of your life's spending is spent indirectly on sex.
- argonaut 13y agoYes, I wouldn't mind a completely safe drug that made your sex drive disappear for a day or so. But other differences are that: lots of the food you eat when you have no time (microwaveable dinners, tacos, fast food) is really really unhealthy for you. Relieving yourself sexually in the normal way is never unhealthy for for you (and is actually quite healthy). Quenching hunger also takes hours and costs money. Sexual release can be quick, and is free.
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- clay_to_n 13y agoWould you consider internet porn a reasonable comparison to Soylent, as a low-effort alternative to sex for some people?
- edanm 13y agoI suppose in some ways, but it's not really that close in terms of what Soylent could potentially do.
- lmartel 13y agoWhy did you flag this as NSFW? I really hope that reading the word "sex" in a [thoroughly unsexy] hacker news comment wouldn't get anyone fired.
- edanm 13y agoI'm unsure, I figured I'd warn people that this might open a discussion on sex. My standards are not everyone else's standards, so it's up to them to choose.