• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      Which sounds nice but it’s really a false intimacy unless you actually go on to develop a long term relationship with that sex worker.

      I think one of the biggest contributors to our growing societal sense of alienation is all the surrogates we use for genuine adaptive functions. Everything from fast food to hardcore drugs has been optimized to mimic what are supposed to be honest signals in our brains that guide us toward making good choices in the long run. Intimacy (and feel-good hormones) are supposed to help us survive in the long term by building relationships and strengthening bonds that protect us against all the random risks of life. Building a sense of intimacy with a stranger that you never see again is ultimately going to lead to greater pain and a sense of loss down the road.

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        15 days ago

        Why can’t Conservatism be this instead of lynching brown people and absolving child rapists QQ

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        15 days ago

        Why bother connecting with a stranger, it’ll only end in sadness and pain

        babe, go outside, call your parents or whatever. Life is built on these tiny meaningless interactions.

        ps, you will not developda relationship with a sexworker, don’t approach things this way, would you build a fantasy life with a waiter or bar tender?