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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GILLIS 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( MY LESS POPUL> BELIEFS 7& ?AT'S SAY+ SOME?+7 IS ?AT ANY =M ( SEXUALITY IS 9H]5TLY OBJECTIFY+4 ,AS ) ALL LANGUAGE BE+ VIOL5CE & ALL POETRY DI%ONE/1 ?AT'S NOT ! 5D ( ! /ORY1 OBVI\SLY1 & C]TA9LY NOT AN 9JUNCTION TO NEV] 5GAGE ) IT4 

,MY BASIC >GUM5T IS ?AT SEXUAL DESIRE IS ULTIMATELY A V]Y SIMPLE LIZ>D-BRA9 ?+ & :ILE Y\ CAN HOOK IT UP TO TO COMPLEX CIRCUITS1 !RE'S A LIMIT TO ! COMPLEXITY ( ! TRIGG]S1 OR AT LEA/ DIM9I%+ SU/A9ABILITY TO COMPLEX TRIGG]S4 ,! TRIGG]S CAN BE 'RELATIVELY' COMPLEX1 BUT !Y HAVE TO BE OSSIFI$ 5\< -- HAVE TO HAVE P]MAN5T 5\< ASSOCIATIONS OR CONNECTIONS -- TO ACTUALLY S]VE AS TRIGG]S4 ,Y\ MAY GET (F TO SIGNS ( SOMEONE ELSE DESIR+ Y\1 BUT ?AT'S NOT SEE+ !M AS AN 5DS 9 !MSELVES4 ,Y\ MAY GET (F TO SIGNS ( SOMEONE'S ELSE'S 9TELLIG5CE & CREATIVITY1 BUT ?AT'S NOT SEE+ !M AS AN 5DS 9 !MSELVES4 ,ID5TIFIABLE TROPES OR TRAPP+S ( 9TELLIG5CE OR CREATIVITY >E !MSELVES OBJECT-FUNCTION+4 ,! CAUSAL ORIG9 SU* SEXUAL TRIGG]S MI<T REVEAL DESIRES OR MOTIVATIONS OR SOCIAL ALLEGIANCES ?AT WE MI<T SAY REFLECT MORE VALOR\S ALIGNM5TS ?AN O!RS1 BUT ANY CODIFI$ TRIGG] IS NONE!LESS OBJECTIFY+4 ,:5 WE VIEW SOMEONE AS AN 0>TI/0 SAY WE OBJECTIFY !M ) SU* SIMPLIFI$ PICTURES 9 BROADLY ! SAME WAY ?AT VIEW+ SOMEONE AS A BODY IS OBJECTIFY+1 WE VIEW !M AS A ?+ RA!R ?AN AS AN AG5T4 ,RELAT+ TO SOMEONE 9 T]MS ( SIMPLIFI$ ROLES OR *>ACT]I/ICS IS 9 A SIMIL> OBJECTIFY+ VE9 AS RELAT+ TO !M 9 T]MS ( !IR BODY1 BECAUSE SU* RELAT+ TURNS AWAY FROM DWELL+ ON ! FULLNESS ( !IR EXI/5CE 9 ALL ITS UNKN[ABLE SUBJECTIVE COMPLEXITY4 

,IT SEEMS SAFE TO SAY FROM EV]Y?+ WE KN[ AB\T BIOLOGY & NEUROSCI5CE ?AT 9 ORD] = ANY /IMULI TO TRIGG] SEXUAL DESIRE IT HAS BE SUFFICI5TLY SIMPLE4 ,IT GETS H>D] & H>D] TO CON/RUCT A TRIGG]+ CIRCUIT AS ! COMPLEXITY ( ! TRIGG] RISES4 ,A SUFFICI5TLY COMPLEX SEXUALITY MAY NO LONG] C\NT AS A 0SEXUALITY0 & IT SEEMS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO EV5 FUNCTION AS ONE4 

,9DE$ ALMO/ ALL SEXUAL TRIGG]S >E 9CR$IBLY SIMPLE4 ,EV]Y REMOTELY COMMON FLAVOR ( K9K IS AB\T SEV]E SIMPLIFICATIONS ( \R 5VIRONM5TS OR N>RATIVES OR RELATIONS4 ,9 ACTUAL LIFE MA9TA9+ P[] OR BE+ OPPRESS$ CAN BE 9CR$IBLY COMPLICAT$ & RIFE ) ANXIETY4 ,BUT K9K UNI=MLY ATTACKS SU* ANXIETIES1 IT REMOVES COMPLEXITY4 ,WE SEE ! SAME ) COMMON MODES ( RELAT+ ?AT DON'T CONCEIVE ( !MSELVES AS 0K9K01 PEOPLE FREQU5TLY GR\ND !IR SEXUAL ATTRACTION = O!RS 9 !IR CAPACITY TO SIGNIFY AN IDEA OR S]VE A ROLE OR G5]ALLY P]=M AS SOME ?+4 ,EV5 ! MO/ VAUNT$ ( COMPLEX QUE] PRACTICES :5 !Y GET CLOS] TO SEXUAL DESIRE SUDD5LY GET V]Y SIMPLI/IC 9DE$4 

,GO+ (F ( :AT PEOPLE SAY TO ME 9 PRIVATE !RE'S A HUGE AM\NT ( ANXIETY & UNSPOK5 T5SION 9 ! PRES5T RADICAL QUE] MILIEU >\ND BE+ 9CAPABLE ( /AT+ ACTUAL DESIRES OR TRIGG]S = FE> ( BE+ SE5 AS TOO SIMPLI/IC1 TOO UN9TELLIG5T1 TOO UNDEVELOP$4 ,SO !RE'S A K9D ( T5SION BETWE5 RADICAL QUE] SOCIAL PRACTICE1 :I* DELI<TS 9 EXPON5TIAL COMPLEXITY & COMP\ND+ CONCEPTUAL PROCESSES1 & ! ACTUAL SEXUAL DESIRES ( SAID PEOPLE4 ,! DESIRES T5D TO BE F> MORE SIMPLI/IC1 ALBEIT SOMETIMES CLOAK$ 9 A BUN* ( P]=MATIVE ACADEMIC COMPLEXITY4 ,9DE$ :AT SEEMS MO/ COMMON 9 QUE] PRACTICE IS ! HOLD+ ( NON/&>D OR UNUSUAL DESIRES ?AT >E SIMPLI/IC 9 FUNCTION BUT >E NECESS>ILY COMPLEX 9 !IR EXPLANATION 7BECAUSE ( !IR NON-/&>DNESS74 ,A V]Y SIMPLE SY/EM CAN REQUIRE AN 9CR$IBLY COMPLICAT$ AM\NT ( EXPLANATION TO BE COMPREH5SIBLE )9 A P>ADIGM NOT BUILT TO REF] TO IT4 

,I ?9K WE'RE DELUD+ \RSELVES 9TO ?9K+ SEX CAN BE A SITE ( RI* 9TELLECTUAL CONNECTION2 SEX IS ANTI-9TELLECTUAL4 

,BUT ?AT'S ACTUALLY ! MO/ USEFUL ?+ AB\T IT1 IT KILLS ?\<T4 

,SEX KILLS ANXIETY1 /RIPS AWAY ! TANGL$ & SOMETIMES C\NT]PRODUCTIVE WEBS WE'VE WOV51 IT R$UCES US FROM A REALM ( RI* 9T]NAL SUBJECTIVITY TO SOME?+ CLOS] TO AN OBJECT4 ,SEXUAL DESIRE IS -- 9 AN E?ICAL L5S -- A LOT LIKE GETT+ DRUNK1 IT /RIPS AWAY \R AG5CY & R5D]S US LESS CAPABLE ( FULLY RECOGNIZ+ OR 5%R9+ ! AG5CY ( O!RS4 ,ALL WE >E LEFT ) IS V]Y SIMPLI/IC *ECKBOXES ( CONS5T1 IS ! O!R P]SON DISPLAY+ 5?USIASM1 ETC4 ,WE >E 9H]5TLY LEFT ) SIMPLI/IC CODES4 

,IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT :ILE WE SEEK TO EXP& AG5CY1 MOM5TS ( LESS] AG5CY OR %ALL[] CONNECTION >E NOT UNI=MLY OBJECTIONABLE4 ,AFT] ALL WE GO LIT]ALLY UNCONSCI\S = L>GE PORTIONS ( EV]Y DAY1 R$UC+ \RSELVES TO ALMO/ AS OBJECT-LIKE AN EXI/5CE AS IS POSSIBLE4 ,WE DO ?IS BECAUSE \R BRA9S HAVE LIMITS1 BECAUSE AS PROCESSES ( COGNITION WE GR[ OV]LY COMPLEX1 WE NE$ TO /RIP \RSELVES D[N1 TO RE/RUCTURE & REFURBI%4 ,IT IS NOT CLE> ?AT SU* REFACTORIZATION W\LD NOT BE 9H]5T TO ANY ?9K+ ?+1 ANY PROCESS ( COGNITION 9 ?IS UNIV]SE4 ,!RE'S AN EXPANSIVE T5D5CY T[>DS BUILD+ GR[+ NETWORKS ( POSSIBILITY & LIKEWISE A CONTRACT+ T5D5CY T[>DS RADICAL SLIC+ AWAY ( ?OSE NETWORKS TO RE/RUCTURE T[>DS MORE /ABLE OR MORE BROADLY USEFUL ROOTS4 

,SEX 7BO? DESIRE & ME*ANISM7 IS A P>TICUL>LY HAMFI/$ MEANS ( PRUN+ OV]GR[N COMPLEXITY1 & ITS 9T]NAL LOGIC FREQU5TLY PULLS US 9 ! DIRECTION ( 9T5SELY PROBLEMATIC SIMPLICITIES4 ,BUT AS ) ALCOHOL & SLEEP1 SOMETIMES A CLUNKY & 9T5SELY DANG]\S TOOL IS ALL WE HUMANS HAVE TO DO A NECESS>Y JOB4 

,I KN[ ?AT ! JUXTAPOSITION ( SEX ) LOVE RISKS D]ISION = CONJUR+ A ,*RI/IAN M9DSET1 BUT IT'S NOT LIKE = TWO MILL5NIA MILLIONS ( FOLKS KNEW ABSOLUTELY NO?+ OR W]E 9FLU5C$ BY NO SUB/ANTIVE 9SI<TS4 ,& ( C\RSE SU* A SPLIT IS COMMONLY >RIV$ AT ACROSS MANY CULTURES4 ,I ?9K ! DI*OTOMY IS ! MO/ USEFUL_/ILLUM9AT+ CONCEPTUAL S*EMA POSSIBLE 9 ?IS REALM4 ,LOVE IS GRASP+ ! FULLNESS ( SOMEONE ELSE'S REALITY1 ! REALNESS ( !IR FULL BE+4 ,LOVE IS A LEVEL ( 5GAGEM5T ?AT D5IES SIMPLIFICATION1 ?AT 9CREASES ! SCALE ( AN 9DIVIDUAL'S PRES5CE 9 Y\R P]CEPTUAL UNIV]SE1 FLE%+ !M 9 ) SO MU* DETAIL & MOTION IT BECOMES BO? 9TRACTABLE & UNBOXABLE4 

,LOVE OP]ATES 9 ! HYP]-COMPLEX & RI* REALM ( AG5CY & SUBJECTIVITY4 ,SEX OP]ATES 9 ! DANG]\SLY SIMPLE REALM ( CONS5T & OBJECTIFICATION4 

,Y\ CAN HAVE LOV+ SEX ) A P>TN]1 9 ! S5SE ?AT !RE'S A SMOO? >C ( 9CREAS$ DRUNK5NESS & MUTUAL OBJECTIFICATION TOGE!R 7AS OPPOS$ TO A DISCRETIZ$ JUMP TO OBJECTIFICATION VIA SAY ! ABRUPTNESS ( ADOPT$ K9KPLAY71 BUT SEXUAL DESIRE IS NEV] PR$ICAT$ ON SOME?+ AS 9F9ITELY COMPLEX AS LOVE4 ,IT'S PR$ICAT$ ON SPECIFIC ISOLATABLE1 SIMPLI/IC TRIGG]S4 ,EV5 :5 ?OSE SIMPLI/IC 7OBJECTIFY+7 TRIGG]S >E ?+S MORE COMPLEX ?AN VISUAL PATT]N RECOGNITION ( NICE BITS1 LIKE 0,I FEEL SAFE ) ?IS P]SON0 OR 0,I DESIRE !IR HAPP9ESS04 

,SU* SIMPLI/IC N>RATIVES >E OBVI\SLY DANG]\S1 BUT !Y CAN ALSO BE GR\ND+1 IF ONLY TO PROVIDE A VANTAGE-PO9T = NEW ATTEMPTS AT CON/RUCT+ COMPLEXITY4 

,SEX MAY EV5 AUGM5T & FACILITATE LOV+ RELATION%IPS -- 9 ! S5SE ?AT IT PROVIDES A /RONG MEANS TO MUTUALLY %$ (F ! BLOAT$ COMPLEXITIES ?AT CONT9U\SLY EM]GE BETWE5 TWO DEEPLY 9TEGRAT$ SY/EMS4 ,A JUMP D[N TO A MORE SIMPLI/IC BASE FROM :I* TO !N GO BACK & EVALUATE ! TANGLES )\T BE+ CAU<T UP 9 !M4 

,SEX CAN ALSO FUNCTION AS A K9D ( GAME !ORETIC RESET :]E TWO P>TIES RECOGNIZE ?AT !IR TANGL$ MAPS ( EA* O!R HAVE BECOME 9TRACTABLE 9 A WAY CAUS+ PROBLEMS4 ,BO? P>TIES KN[ !IR ANXIETIES AB\T ! O!R >E LIKELY 9CORRECT1 BUT !Y'RE TOO EMB$D$ 9 A P>ANOIA TO /ATE ?+S CLE>LY & )\T CREAT+ FUR!R TANGLES1 SEX CAN BE SE5 AS A WAY TO 5SURE MUTUAL DEFECTION4 ,SEX (F]S A WAY TO R$UCE ONE ANO!R TO AN 0ORIG9AL POSITION0 AS IT W]E1 FROM :I* BO? CAN COLLABORATIVELY *>T ! TANGLES FROM A POSITION ( RELATIVE OBJECTIVITY4 

,9 A FLIP1 SEXUALITY CAN ALSO HAVE VALOR\S EFFECTS BY BREAK+ SYMMETRIES4 ,JU/ AS SELF-CON/RA9$ RATIONALITY CAN BE AN 9CR$IBLY USEFUL TACTIC1 IT IS (T5 DESIRABLE TO 9TRODUCE SOME CLUMP+ 9TO AN O!RWISE P]FECTLY CONNECT$ NETWORK TO CREATE A K9D ( TOPOLOGICAL DIV]SITY ?AT FACILITATES EVOLUTION ( IDEAS @& CULTURES4 ,TOO COMPLEX ( AFF9ITIES & ATTRACTIONS CAN RAPIDLY MAKE *OICE BETWE5 ALL O!R AG5TS COMPUTATIONALLY 9TRACTABLE1 ?US 9TRODUC+ SIMPLE 7IE OBJECTIFY+7 ATTRACTIONS CAN S]VE TO BREAK ! ICE1 AS IT W]E1 ( AN O!RWISE LOCK$ UP SOCIAL NETWORK4 ,)\T SOME?+ >BITR>Y LIKE SEXUAL ATTRACTION WE MI<T F9D \RSELVES 9CAPABLE ( SELECT+ AMONG BILLIONS ( IRR$UCIBLY COMPLEX F\NTA9S ( AG5CY1 MU* LESS BE+ PULL$ 9TO CLOS] ORBITS ( MORE 9T5SE & P]SONAL 5GAGEM5T :]E LOVE CAN FL\RI%4 ,( C\RSE MUSIC TA/ES & EV5 ! AUTOMAT$ ASSIGNM5T ( NUMB]S ( AFF9ITY C\LD LIKEWISE BREAK SU* SYMMETRIES1 BUT !SE TOO W\LD BE OBJECTIFY+ PROCESSES1 EV5 :5 ULTIMATELY S]V+ GR&] AIMS4 

,CONV]SELY1 ASSIGN+ SIMPLI/IC ATTRACTIONS BEL[ AN AG5T'S CONSCI\S CONTROL CAN ALSO WORK AGA9/ CLUMP+1 :5 SU* CLUMP+ DIV]GES F> FROM A P]FECTLY CONNECT$ NETWORK 7CREAT+ EPI/EMIC CLOSURES & G5]AL CON/RA9TS ON FRE$OM74 

,SEXUAL DESIRE IS (T5 A VIOL5TLY OBJECTIFY+ PROCESS1 9 ! S5SE ?AT ANY OV]-SIMPLIFICATION ?AT DISC>DS DETAIL IS ALWAYS VIOL5T4 ,SCI5CE CAN -- :5 SUCCESSFUL -- 5TIRELY COMPRESS DETAIL 9TO A MORE SIMPLE DESCRIPTION1 F9D+ ! HIDD5 SYMMETRIES & R$UNDANCIES1 )\T SLIC+ ANY?+ AWAY4 ,BUT ! FULLNESS ( ANO!R M9D CAN NEV] BE ACCURATELY COMPRESS$4 ,WE DEFY SIMPLIFICATION4 

,AT ! SAME TIME SIMPLIFICATION IS NECESS>Y & CRITICAL = ANY SORT ( LIFE4 ,WE REQUIRE SIMPLIFICATION4 ,TO GET ANY:]E WE NE$ TO BE ABLE TO WIPE ! SLATE CLEAN1 TO CUT ?R\< O!RWISE TANGL$ KNOTS4 ,SEXUALITY PROVIDES A MA*ETE4 ,IT'S ALMO/ ALWAYS US$ TO HURT PEOPLE -- ITS SIMPLIFICATIONS DO VIOL5CE BO? UPON O!RS & UPON \R [N ?\<TS & AG5CY -- BUT SOMETIMES A MA*ETE CAN BE V]Y USEFUL 9 HACK+ Y\RSELF FREE4 ,)\T TOOLS LIKE MA*ETES \R EXPLORATIONS W\LD BE MORE TIMID & \R MIS/EPS MORE OV]:ELM+4 

,IT IS PRECISELY TOOLS ( SIMPLIFICATION ?AT 5ABLE SE>*+ M9DS TO DEVELOP CONT9UALLY BLOSSOM+ COMPLEXITY )\T W&]+ 9TO DEAD5DS & *OK+ !MSELVES \T4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ HAVE TO TRIM TO KEEP GR[+4 ,SOMETIMES CRUDE SIMPLIFICATION1 ! SLIC+ AWAY AG5CY & SUBJECTIVITY1 IS NECESS>Y & USEFUL TO S]VE !IR EXPANSION4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ HAVE TO TAKE A %OT ( :ISKEY TO CLE> Y\R CONFUS$ ?\<TS & BETT] RUM9ATE4 

,SEXUAL DESIRE & ATTRACTION CRUDELY OBJECTIFIES4 ,IT IS MO/ ILLU/RATIVE TO KEEP IT CONCEPTUALLY DI/9CT FROM 9FATUATION -- A K9D ( RELI%+ ( OP5 POSSIBILITY -- & LOVE -- A K9D ( 9ESCAPABLE & 9COMPRESSIBLE TANGIBILITY4 ,ALL SEXUALITY IS AN ORI5TATION ( EPI/EMIC VIOL5CE ?AT 9ACCURATELY R$UCES \RSELVES & O!RS4 ,A WORLD 5TIRELY COLONIZ$ & SUBSUM$ BY SEXUAL DESIRE W\LD BE A WORLD ( OBJECTS4 ,& IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT \R PRES5T WORLD IS P]MEAT$ & ORD]$ BY SEXUAL ATTRACTION 9 GROTESQUE FRACTALS ( ?\<TLESS VIOL5CE4 ,BUT ALL ?IS DOES NOT SUFFICE TO PROVE ?AT SEXUAL ATTRACTION CANNOT BE 9/RUM5TALIZ$ 9 ! S]VICE ( AG5CY4 ,IT M]ELY PROVES ?AT SEX IS A DANG]\S ME*ANISM ?AT ALWAYS AT LEA/ P>TIALLY MUTILATES :AT IT T\*ES4 

,YET WE MU/ REMEMB] ?AT SOME ( ! BE/ & MO/ USEFUL TOOLS FREQU5TLY LIVE D\BLE-LIVES AS WEAPONS ( MASS DE/RUCTION4 

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