army1987 comments on Interlude with the Confessor (4/8) - Less Wrong

27 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 February 2009 09:11AM

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Comment author: Rolf_Andreassen 02 February 2009 07:16:33PM 1 point [-]

Again, though, it does not seem to occur to Akon that he might be the one to initiate the sex. To me this indicates some heavy editing of the male psyche or sexual response.

A further point: The scenario Akon describes doesn't actually seem all that nonconsensual to me, and also very unrealistic for an un-edited male human. (This is by no means a criticism; rather I'm impressed at the ability to show someone who thinks almost like a contemporary human, but not quite.) Who flirts with a woman with absolutely no plan to sleep with her if the opportunity is offered? I don't think un-edited humans act this way. I take no position on whether the editing is cultural or biological, but I do think that the Babyeaters and Superhappies are not the only aliens in this story.

Comment author: [deleted] 03 November 2013 09:36:05PM *  1 point [-]

Who flirts with a woman with absolutely no plan to sleep with her if the opportunity is offered?

“no plan to sleep with her ever” != “ no plan to sleep with her immediately at any time she wants”