Nick_Tarleton comments on Is masochism necessary? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 11 April 2009 02:45:32AM 0 points [-]

So, sexual perversion isn't ordinary or acceptable?

No, by definition. I'm speaking descriptively, not normatively.

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 11 April 2009 02:47:31AM * 5 points [-]

<pedant> "Acceptable" has strong normative connotations; "accepted" is unambiguously descriptive. </pedant>

Comment author: PhilGoetz 11 April 2009 03:01:11AM 0 points [-]

Good point.