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1 Post author: c_edwards 16 August 2015 05:07PM

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Comment author: c_edwards 18 August 2015 07:22:09PM 0 points [-]

It seems like the relevance would be if the technologically supplied superstimulus replaced a function previously supplied solely through partner relationships. The following chain of examples involving video games doesn't seem directly relevant, unless before the advent of video games, people played board games exclusively with their romantic partners.