MBlume comments on Procedural Knowledge Gaps - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MBlume 08 February 2011 06:27:57PM *  4 points [-]

For the foreseeable future, I'm going to be exclusively dating poly or poly-friendly girls anyway. I don't think being bi would hurt me within that subpopulation -- does that seem wrong?

(One data point: my girlfriend has only-half-jokingly claimed that if I really want to make her happy, I ought to make out with one of my male friends and send her photos)

Comment author: David_Gerard 08 February 2011 09:05:12PM *  3 points [-]

It won't hurt in any way. The pure heterosexual or pure homosexual are slightly odd in most poly scenes.

And everyone knows about straight guys kissing to get the chicks ...

Comment author: lukeprog 08 February 2011 08:54:47PM 3 points [-]

Don't do it!!!!

She definitely wants to have something she can blackmail you with if the need arises!

Comment author: Alicorn 08 February 2011 09:01:45PM 7 points [-]

He can only be blackmailed with such photos if he would mind having them displayed to some third party.

Comment author: MBlume 09 February 2011 02:25:46AM *  5 points [-]

Indeed.

  • Mother: Mildly awkward conversation
  • Boss: "Mike, that was kinda TMI"
  • Brothers: "Ewwwww"
  • Randomly Chosen Singularitarian Friend: High-Five

...that's all I can really think of.

Comment author: anon895 09 February 2011 02:39:36AM 2 points [-]

But he might benefit from having her think she's blackmailing him.

Comment author: MBlume 09 February 2011 03:22:52AM 4 points [-]

No such luck -- I've already e-mailed her this thread.

Comment author: MartinB 09 February 2011 07:58:25AM 1 point [-]

I do not get how making out with a male is considered a blackmail worthy offense.

Comment author: Blueberry 09 February 2011 08:04:45AM 1 point [-]

Well, it would likely prevent a guy from running for political office or becoming a CEO of a major corporation, for instance. Or at least make it very difficult. There are only a few openly gay politicians, and even then they have to fit certain social ideals.

Comment author: MBlume 09 February 2011 08:18:00AM 7 points [-]

I'm already quite publicly a polyamorous sex-positive atheist, I'm not running for political office any time soon

Comment author: MartinB 09 February 2011 08:22:51AM -1 points [-]

I wonder which you would get the most flack for. Reminds me of this one. (!TVTropes-link!)

Comment author: Blueberry 09 February 2011 08:34:36AM 0 points [-]

Unfortunately, in the US today, probably atheism.

Comment author: MartinB 09 February 2011 08:18:07AM 1 point [-]

Okay, I cross that off then. How about naturism? In east Germany its a trivial part of the culture. In the US it seems to be a highly stigmatized lifestyle.

Comment author: MBlume 08 February 2011 09:16:44PM 0 points [-]

I'm trying to picture this scenario and can't stop laughing =P.

Comment author: CronoDAS 09 February 2011 08:18:06AM 1 point [-]

I actually know a girl who succeeded in getting male friends of hers to pose for that kind of picture.

Comment author: katydee 09 February 2011 08:34:40AM 2 points [-]

I suspect it would be trivial to do so in most modern US college-type situations.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 08 February 2011 09:12:05PM -1 points [-]

does that seem wrong?

Poly-friendly != bi-friendly, necessarily, but I'd definitely agree that your odds are better than in the mainstream community.

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