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@renata What I meant about animals is that for most of them, it's tied to estrus, and pregnancy following intercourse during estrus is so reliable that owners of breeding animals charge for it as a service.

Human sexuality isn't tied to estrus, and even during estrus, pregnancy is much less likely.

Contraception enhanced a tendency that's already present. Human sexuality is primarily about social bonding, only secondarily about biological reproduction.

@renata Not sure, since there's been a lot of turmoil in anthropology on this very subject, but it's literally the origin of patriarchy you're asking about. Scott's Against The Grain talks a bit about it, as an aspect of forcing production of populations in early states.

Incidentally, growing up on a horse ranch, I was often reminded how human sexuality is *radically* different from that of other animals, in that reproduction is only a secondary function of it.

@aperezdc I haven't seen that much excitement. But I looked at the article and it sounded like Nvidia wasn't actually doing much of anything but was expecting credit.

The impression I get from their Windows installer is that most of their updates are tiny optimizations for popular games, which sounds like the software equivalent of trash bins full of single-use plastic containers.

Digital Security & Reproductive Justice | Civil Liberties Defense Center
https://cldc.org/event/reprojustice

@pluralistic Tangentially, for all the despair we're feeling, I think it's worth noticing that in recent decades, we've seen the most powerful militaries demonstrate that, while they can cause immense destruction and suffering, they cannot achieve their primary purpose: attacking and controlling territory.

Their teeth are fearsome but they are mostly vulnerable tail.

And do militarized police even think about logistics?

I was thinking I need to read a bit about late eighteenth and early nineteeth century to help inform a role-playing game that loosely references that era. I saw a reference to War and Peace, and joked I should read it by Saturday.

My partner studied Russian literature in college, so she just handed me half a bookshelf.

Why longtermism is the world’s most dangerous secular credo | Aeon Essays
https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo