Blueberry comments on A Marriage Ceremony for Aspiring Rationalists - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 24 October 2012 12:27:16AM 0 points [-]

People all over the world are poly, in every country, of every race and class.

I think that remains to be seen, unless one is quietly defining away polyamory as a dull negation of monogamy.

You state:

I didn't state that; Klesse did. Between you and Klesse, I know who I will put more weight on.

Comment author: Blueberry 24 October 2012 01:42:38AM 0 points [-]

Sorry, I couldn't tell what was a quote and what wasn't.

Polyamory is usually defined as honest nonmonogamy. In other words, any time someone is dating two people openly, that's poly. It's how many humans naturally behave. It doesn't require exposure to US poly communities, or any community in general for that matter.

Comment author: gwern 24 October 2012 01:59:44AM 0 points [-]

It's how many humans naturally behave.

Many humans behave in a serial monogamy manner - which is not poly. Many humans behave in a covert polygamy manner - which is not poly. Whether there is very much left after that which matches US polyamory, I wouldn't know...