malcolmocean comments on LW Women Submissions: On Misogyny - Less Wrong

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 12 April 2013 12:08:55AM 9 points [-]

I wonder whether it's relevant that K comes across as consciously knowing that he's interested, and thus capable of reasoning about what he wants (and how to get it ethically and within social bounds); whereas B is acting on instinct and without awareness, so may suddenly come out with a proposition (or a grope) out of nowhere. If you aren't reasoning about your goals in a social interaction, your goal-directed actions may be rather random and unpredictable, which is bad for your partner.

Comment author: malcolmocean 12 April 2013 12:16:46AM 4 points [-]

I think that's part of it too, yeah. B trying to keep all female friends as potential partners, but not actively pursuing any of them, just kind of randomly "going for it".