About 2 months ago I wrote about how sex might be overrated. That particular post received plenty of criticism in regards to how one cannot replace the "real thing" and how some things simply cannot be "emulated" through technology.
In other words there is still some kind of romanticism in the scene of sex. This exists partly because we overestimate our value as humans. We believe that our brains are some kind of extraordinary machines, unique in the own way. This can be easily falsified with a simple look around the world. We are neither special or extraordinary. We are the same eating, shitting, fucking machines as much as any other animal. The only difference is that we have an overblown processing machine called the brain that adds extra steps to the whole thing.
We don't shit on the ground. We build toilets to shit in them. We don't eat raw food but we process, cook and manipulate it. We don't just jump and fuck anyone we like. We have to go through rituals in order to get the other person to mate with us. We think that's what makes us special. The extra steps. Animals also go through these processes whether it is bees processing honey or lions fighting in order to get the attention of the female. We might be fooling ourselves that we are "higher" beings when it comes to sex but the vast majority of our species gets horny with the same exact attributes as a horny dog. We are just bit different.
Brain MRI's have revealed to us that we can stimulate specific areas of the brain with a computer chip. Just like that concepts about soul, love, "deeper stuff" evaporates in thin air. Concepts like free-will go to trash. Our brains works with on/off switches then the triggers are not at all our choice but rather environmental. Our consciousness is merely the middle man.
Ofcourse we can debate all these things with endless philosophical jargon crap that will brings us nowhere. What ultimate proves a point is the application and how the future will unfold. What matters in the end is facts. Actions, not words. And behold, this is what happened recently in Austria.
Add to the whole sex and love thing virtual reality, body modifications and the like and you kiss goodbye philosophy, religion and romanticism. What is a human other than an elaborate "switch" machine ready to be programmed, controlled and manipulated. We used to argue that we had free-will and that we could stand against brainwashing from television, politicians or even evil boyfriends. Anthropologists would argue the impact of culture and early childhood but all these still did not create any scientific laws about human behaviour. We still don't have any solid ones.
As the human technology progresses we will discover laws about human behaviour that will constitute our behaviour as mechanical and fixed as the process of photosynthesis. We barely began to discover our "switches" in our body/machine and we are as scared to confront them as was Queen Elizabeth when she came across a monkey (facing for the first time part of her origins).
Most of the things we consider as "values" are nothing more than random stimuli that change as fast as we change underwear. If something becomes a meme then we call it an "Ethic" and we just stick to it due to tradition. Our reality is nothing more that a facade of mirages that we have created in order to be able to go on. Sexual desire is just another meme that happened to have a stronghold due to the instinctual mechanism of propagation.
@kyriacos Nice post about romanticism and sex but sex should be used in a positive way then it is very enjoyable
I totally agree with you
thanks dear@kenking
I'm not the expert here (I've never paid money for sex), but I think that there is more to it than just overestimating ourselves as human beings. Paying for sexual services would maybe always come with a sense of uncertainty about to what extent the 'professional' is being exploited, victimized or abused, be it directly by the 'customer' or by the 'manager'..
No worries about that when doing it with a robo doll, not the slightest piece of guilt and complete freedom to do all the sickest things you can imagine. I can see some added value there.
The sex industry has made many victims, I think.
all industries have made many victims.
democracy itself has made more victims than any other enterprise
Well if that is your logic on it, why should we bother at all? of course many Industries have created This Dynamic, but I don't understand why we don't give a damn about it. It's that mindset where it's already been happening, I guess I'm not responsible, that kind of keeps us in the meat sacks state... it is certainly not a way that I want to live. But to each their own I guess. I did enjoy the information in the article but I don't understand the point in being so, I don't want to say negative, But the post gives a feel like you have a lackluster for life or something? the whole what's your point mentality is sort of a cop out. It's a statement that ends the conversation and you did so well with your post, I'm not trying to be Discouraging I really am confused. you calm the philosophising jargon, But the basis of most communication involves that very Act. I don't think it is that human beings are higher, It's just that we have the responsibility of consciousness. At least that is how I see it. Thankfully we all have our perspectives and that's what makes the world interesting. Thanks again for sharing.
Stay positive with wishful thinking then. This is how most people get by in life
A Very interesting topic I would like to understand why we as men are capable of getting off in so many ways. I'm sure that for some men they prefer Inflatable dolls I'm sure they play a big part of there life's. I think it's because they are on able to communicate with a real woman.
What do you think?
Men who pay strangers for sex prefer a doll, but that's likely untrue of men in general.
right now maybe. in the future, doubtful .
Yes, but that one alone makes a huge, huuge difference. At least my personal view is that we are indeed unique and special, so is every human being, and as such, I value them really much.
No it doesn't, it's just the line is what becomes thinner. This is called transhumanism, the redefinition of human.
It doesn't make it more or less human.
Is it a problem? I mean, I'm not denying your relativism because I somewhat agree and am thinking on the same line.
But as you said, in the end, what matter is that how do we react.
And I can understand, how sexuality has changed over the years, and even that it real human can be substituted when it comes to partners.
Yet, it means nothing for me. My personality rigorously implies the methods I approach humans, and it includes the fact that sex is an extremely intimate and more importantly, invaluable experience for m.
It's not being naive, but the consequence of my psyche as a whole, and I don't think I'm inherently better or worse for it.
it doesn't.
irrelevant. i talked about free-will, not the quality of being human.
nop
Not an argument.
I accept if this is your opinion, but won't agree without facts.
The rest of your comment is OK.
Neither was yours. This is why I answered like that. When you offer an argument I will answer properly.
I would say these sex dolls are an innovation. Humans have always been into sex but have never really looked deeply into it in a sense that they have made actual inquiries of what could stimulate pleasure in the brain as much as actual human-human sex in order to explore for other alternatives. Sure there is a romantic feel to the whole sexual intercourse when it comes to couples, but there are those who just want to have sex casually, and for some of those these sex dolls are of great pleasure to them--works for them as sometimes casual human sex could be lots of drama and work.
I can understand why people would want a sex doll, but a used sex doll brothel? The future is weird.
Well, right now, with women being trained to be bitches by feminism from the day they were born, many women are not fun to be around, even when engaged with them in sexual congress.
And so, if it is just to get your rocks off, a sex doll is quite a step up from nag-nag-nag.
Further, men have had the idea beaten into them, from the day that they were born, that they are supposed to please women in bed. And because men really do want to be good at what they do, they accept this programming easily. And so, we get too many men who are spending more energy trying to perform, and not enjoying the sex. A sexbot does not complain about you cumming to soon.
All that said, there are energy connections between men and women that bots will never be able to replicate. Along with this there is love and connection. There are many men who do not find prostitutes appealing, because they do not want sex, they want love. (or at least a women pretending to care)
Love can be replicated as any other process. It is not magical. It is simply a chemical broth.
That is the accepted truth, if you believe in an atomistic, deterministic universe.
But, if you believe in auras, chakras and energetic connections, it doesn't hold up.
A great education especially about sex @kyriacos. Actually sex is very infortant but must be controlled. If sex is studied as knowledge, that is good, but otherwise if sek studied in negative thing, so it will be dangerous. I really like your post. 100% my vote to you.
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Sex robots will eventually be created, we already have sex dolls. Good article, something to think about.
Interesting views, although seeing a brain as a bunch of switches is imho a little limitative. Sure, there are switches that Marketers abuse of quite a lot , but I do believe that the 'middleman' can have more influence than you think, if this same middle man is ready for the effort...
Unfortunately, the instant gratification process, that is becoming the norm these day, makes this middleman less powerful in counting the numerous attempts from various corporations and states to control our brain switches...
Seeing humanity as a species and not picking up outlier cases, we are not at all different. We more or less, have main switches that can be turned on and off. Free will goes kaput.
Humans always had the instant gratification mechanism embedded. E,g back in the day we went crazy for sugary fruits because they supply quick energy. today we chase cheesecakes for the same reason. Nature does not care about what we want or that we want it right here right now. Nature cares only about passing genes.
Well... the future is now then, considering there's a whole community of people in relationships with their sex dolls. And in Japan, some are marrying their anime pillows. True story. Google it.
yeap. oh well. human sexuality is a joke really
The only thing I fear is that humanity will die out. Sex will not be needed as an instrument. Humanity will use a surrogate not only for intimate moments, but as a substitute for children, because the potential of artificial intelligence is increasing every day. Today we have sex with dolls. Tomorrow - we bring up artificial children.
That’s a very scary future. Since we will stop doing anything human and become completely reliant on our own creations. The machines.
I guess it's a generation thing so you don't have to follow if you don't want. Your children and grandchildren will, that's for sure,but generation gaps aren't new for history.
perhaps we can take the opportunity, rather than fear, to embrace and show the future generations how to do so responsibly while balancing out humanity.
The problem is that nowadays, younger generations are more adaptive when it comes to technology and would, to an extent, ridicule the older ones.
I hope it can be avoided and only my vision is what's too narrow in the matter.
why fear? we just upgrade to something mechanical much like we did from earlier species.
Probably cheaper and more durable ;)
The never did mind the little things.
Nice mental exploration. Some of your switches are flickering in the synapses.
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The never did mind the little things.
Nice mental exploration. Some of your switches are flickering in the synapses.
😉
A Very interesting topic I would like to understand why we as men are capable of getting off in so many ways. I'm sure that for some men they prefer Inflatable dolls I'm sure they play a big part of there life's. I think it's because they are on able to communicate with a real woman.
What do you think?
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really loved it
nice research done by you'
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Sex and other vices will always run rampant on this planet because of supply not so much because of demand. In short, it's like offering a piece of chocolate to a teen that's never had any...they'll either puke or want more. In the case of sex, chances are they'll want more but my point is that humans wouldn't normally introduce artificial sex dolls for themselves but would to hook someone in the name of profit. You know, kind of like what a drug manufacturer/dealer is to the addict or "soon to be" addict. I don't agree with "The only difference is that we have an overblown processing machine called the brain that adds extra steps to the whole thing." Well, animals have brains, too and the whole "courtship" step may only exist because of societal norms. Remember that in many parts of the world, courtship practices differ and still vary from the puritanical to what some would consider rape. All humans have free will and the ability to make choices based on their own belief systems, needs, wants, and perceptions and with this stated, many humans are weak. Society itself has made the human weak by hoodwinking him/her for centuries. I love sex but sex dolls and "who knows what else is coming down the pike" just serves no one but the kingpins. Just my 2 cents.
I Think there is still a long way to go for sex dolls. I prefer real woman.
Soon we may see robots replacing the intercourse between people, and this could be a great thing to fight overpopulation
Boiled down to the basics. Probably not what we want to hear though. It's hard to hear that life has no higher meaning and we basically run on switches. That's why I feel every individual needs find something important to them, no matter how useful or useless it is. It's what keeps you going...but I'm probably going off at a tangent now...
We built the toilet because when you duck and build pressure in the brain you get dizzy. It looks more civilized, but honestly who the F%^$ watches you take a #$% ?
Now we build sex dolls. What could the notion be :D
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FUN FACT [ ROMANS USED TO USE A SPONGE ON A STICK RATHER THAN TOILET PAPER ]
Interesting