A tribesman from a hot place points at what you’re wearing. “What is that?” “A jacket,” you say. “What is a jacket?” he asks. What he wants to know is the purpose for which the jacket is used, and so you tell him “It keeps me warm. It protects me from the sun. It is […]
disclaimer: this post is very silly and should not be taken seriously if you don’t take it seriously If you ask the question ‘what do you want,’ and then follow it up with an infinite series of ‘why do you want that’, and ‘well why do you want that?’, it quickly gets murky. When I took […]
click here for full size The correlation between tabooness and sexual interest was statistically significant at p < 0.01. If you’d like to join the email list to get notified about new surveys and survey results, submit below! I will only contact you for survey-related stuff.
Disclaimer: Pure conjecture, riddled with a ton of what-ifs – probably none of which are original. One day in a stereotypical medieval town, a bard comes through. This is a very sexy bard, violet-eyed, good with a lute, and experienced in the ways of women. During his short stay he sleeps with four of the […]
In discussions about monogamy and polyamory, I find I’ve recategorized the two ideas into something that feels more functional for me, and I accidentally try to use them synonymously with the original words. This ends up getting pretty messy, so I’m going to do the obvious thing: invent more words and then explain them! (there’s […]
Most of my friends have been on the internet, and I’ve spent many years as part of various internet communities, many of which I have moderated as either part of the mod team or the sole creator. (this also applies to irl communities, but the pattern is more obvious with online ones) There’s a pattern that […]
I was homeschooled my whole life by a professionally evangelist father and a stay at home mother. My media was censored, my computer use secretly monitored, and my friends vetoed if they were not also sufficiently close to the Christian homeschooler sphere. My science books derided evolution as a baseless idea. I was taught that […]
I just read a comment on an Uber fundraising page for a lady with cancer. It said, “Uber should provide healthcare for all drivers instead of doing gofundme pages!” I’m not here to debate whether or not that would be better, but rather to point out a phenomenon of sacrifice-blindness. My friend sent me an article today […]
A: “You’re looking for someone to fill the position of head software engineer for your company.” B: “That’s right.” A: “What sort of things are you looking for? Good work history? Proficiency in programming languages? Ability to manage?” B: “What kind of employer do you think I am? I mean I’m not against those things, […]
Higher tippers like what sorts of camgirls more? A: Girls who complain about freeloaders B: Girls who talk loudly about feminism C: Girls who look really girl next door D: Begging for tips on social media E: ALL OF THE FUCKING ABOVE?! — I started out with 951 responses. I’m interested in motivations of common […]
