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[–]StillLessons 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah. This has occurred to me as well. But the scale of it this time is beyond anything I can think of, even in historical examples.

[–]literalotherkin 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sexual Personae by Paglia is a treasure trove of examples of these types of patterns of sexual expression in late stage, decaying civilizations. It's well worth reading. I think the only thing unprecedented about our current situation is that we have mass communication which amplifies it.

[–]StillLessons 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This makes sense. Still hard to witness it in real time.