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Lumifer comments on Open thread, May 17-31 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 17 May 2013 07:46:17PM 3 points [-]

But I'm worried that if I plan not to have children, I'll change my mind later.

Why is this a problem? Freedom of choice is a good thing to have. If you really want to commit future-you to the choices that now-you wants to make, there is a variety of surgical procedures that are moderately hard to impossible to reverse. But again, why do you want to give up future choice?

How will I know when my preferences are stable enough to plan around?

Future is uncertain. Your preferences will never be cast in stone and that's a good thing. Whatever you plans are, they should take into account the fact that things will (not may) change.

Comment author: Omid 17 May 2013 08:04:55PM 2 points [-]

Freedom of choice is a good thing to have. If you really want to commit future-you to the choices that now-you wants to make, there is a variety of surgical procedures that are moderately hard to impossible to reverse. But again, why do you want to give up future choice?

I'm worried about getting a woman pregnant, and I'm not sure reversible birth control is effective enough.

Comment author: Lumifer 17 May 2013 08:33:01PM *  4 points [-]

I don't think LW is a good source for male birth-control methods :-) but Google is your friend. You can start by looking at RISUG.

Comment author: wedrifid 21 May 2013 12:44:10AM 5 points [-]

I don't think LW is a good source for male birth-control methods :-)

Except sometimes directly.

Comment author: khafra 20 May 2013 11:36:16AM 2 points [-]

Use nicotine patches and porn to change your sexual preferences?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 May 2013 01:56:46PM 2 points [-]

Irreversible birth control + frozen sperm?