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I'd say recognizably a possible improvement. If the weirdness was just an improvement, in no uncertain terms, it'd be just a utopia.
That having been said, the grandparent post needs justify what's the society's reasoning regarding these "tragic" couples not being able to petition their celibacy cycles to synch. Otherwise it's just a dystopia.
And also to explain whether the celibacy is enforced by custom, law, or biological modification.
I'd distinguish between "possible improvement" and "definite improvement, but only perceived as such after you've worked through your initial squick".
Eliezer in the original post talked about arguable improvements, not definite ones.