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brin_bellway[cw: discourse]
I was lurking on a forum and I saw someone mention they'd recently been in an argument over whether to cure asexuality, in which they took the position that asexuals were missing out on a big and fundamental part of human experience and that was something worth fixing.
I wasn't exactly going to make an account just to try to restart that argument, but I did look at that and think that those were awfully bold words from someone missing out on so much fundamental experience themself.
'I bet your tiredness is always hollow, isn't it?' I thought. 'Always incomplete, never the way it should be. You've never known that longing, or felt the hum of power in the words. You might *think* you know the contentment of drifting off to sleep, and the satisfaction of waking well-rested, but do you *really*? The blue you see is not the same as the purple I see, and just because you've also seen red doesn't mean you can comprehend purple's beauty.'
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I think I'm broadly in favour of giving people more control over their sexuality, access to more ways of being they can visit or settle down in. But it's important to bear in mind that nothing is one-size-fits-all, and not everyone will want to move in *your* direction.
In the Glorious Transhumanist Future, if you're looking to do some psychonautics, try visiting me for a while. You might find you like it here. I certainly do.
I was lurking on a forum and I saw someone mention they'd recently been in an argument over whether to cure asexuality, in which they took the position that asexuals were missing out on a big and fundamental part of human experience and that was something worth fixing.
I wasn't exactly going to make an account just to try to restart that argument, but I did look at that and think that those were awfully bold words from someone missing out on so much fundamental experience themself.
'I bet your tiredness is always hollow, isn't it?' I thought. 'Always incomplete, never the way it should be. You've never known that longing, or felt the hum of power in the words. You might *think* you know the contentment of drifting off to sleep, and the satisfaction of waking well-rested, but do you *really*? The blue you see is not the same as the purple I see, and just because you've also seen red doesn't mean you can comprehend purple's beauty.'
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I think I'm broadly in favour of giving people more control over their sexuality, access to more ways of being they can visit or settle down in. But it's important to bear in mind that nothing is one-size-fits-all, and not everyone will want to move in *your* direction.
In the Glorious Transhumanist Future, if you're looking to do some psychonautics, try visiting me for a while. You might find you like it here. I certainly do.
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Date: 2020-09-15 03:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-16 08:49 am (UTC)(Also "You might *think* you know the contentment of drifting off to sleep, and the satisfaction of waking well-rested, but do you *really*? ", Laughs bitterly in insomnia)
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Date: 2020-09-16 02:42 pm (UTC)I know sadism is sexual for a lot of people, but *my* so-called bloodlust feels totally separate from anything libido-related. (And, in fairness to the cat-torture dude, annoyingly strong.)
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>>Laughs bitterly in insomnia
Well, I did say "might", and the memories could potentially be quite old. Plus you'd have a hard time regardless, with your hypnagogic recall being even worse than mine. Merely getting enough sleep is far from a guarantee that you're going to subjectively enjoy it in any lasting sense, as I am acutely aware.
(Get well soon.)