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How futuristic is modern sex?

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:31 pm
by RainLover
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Kelly Bourdet wrote:[American futurist writer Robert Anton] Wilson sees sex dolls (or artificial sexual partners) as the end result of the technologization of sexuality. While he doubtlessly projects that human-like androids will be the endpoint of this technological evolution of masturbatory pleasure, we’re not quite there yet. As a culture, however, we have readily accepted mechanical intervention in our sex lives. Recent studies suggest that over fifty-percent of women have used a vibrator at some point in their sexual history. This percentage is greater than or equal to the percentage of adult women who are currently married in the U.S. [...]

And the market for “Real Dolls,” those remarkably lifelike sex robots, has vastly increased in recent years. Although by no means common or socially acceptable, the rise in beautifully crafted and lifelike silicon sex dolls is driven by demand. Science fiction is filled with projections of future androids in sexual service to humans. In my own futurist predictions, I have no doubt that as soon as there is a humanoid robot with moderate human-like function, there will soon be a humanoid robot for people to have sex with. [...]

His central tenet was that sex would be divorced from procreation in important ways, that is will become, in effect, a means of “pleasure communication.” In the U.S., at least, this is largely becoming true. And with the wider acceptance of sex as pleasure comes the reduction in shame and secrecy around sex. When sex is not ultimately and completely linked to child creation, it is no longer necessary to have sex with only those whom you would want to raise children. [...]
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Re: How futuristic is modern sex?

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:45 pm
by AlyDolly
I most say you always find such interesting articles RainLover :mrgreen:

Re: How futuristic is modern sex?

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:52 pm
by RainLover
AlyDolly wrote:I most say you always find such interesting articles RainLover :mrgreen:
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D