Nick_Tarleton comments on Is masochism necessary? - Less Wrong

8 Post author: PhilGoetz 10 April 2009 11:48PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 11 April 2009 08:48:43PM 4 points [-]

I've got to say, I was reading the original post and rolling my eyes, but it looked more like "Someone so naively square as to compare sexual masochism to eating spicy food" than "Someone actively bigoted".

Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 11 April 2009 08:59:26PM 2 points [-]

Is that really naively square? Yes it seems obvious that sexual masochism is much more psychologically complex than that, but I'd be surprised if whatever it is that makes spicy food enjoyable weren't usually a factor as well.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 11 April 2009 09:08:46PM 3 points [-]

Well, simple way to test it. Just check out the prevalence of spicy food enjoyment among Ms versus the general population.