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EPISODE · Dec 17, 2023 · 23 MIN

Is being sexy for your homies?

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Epistemic status: Speculation. An unholy union of evo psych, introspection, random stuff I happen to observe & hear about, and thinking. Done on a highly charged topic. Caveat emptor!Most of my life, whenever I'd felt sexually unwanted, I'd start planning to get fit.Specifically to shape my body so it looks hot. Like the muscly guys I'd see in action films.This choice is a little odd. In close to every context I've listened to, I hear women say that some muscle tone on a guy is nice and abs are a plus, but big muscles are gross — and all of that is utterly overwhelmed by other factors anyway.It also didn't match up with whom I'd see women actually dating.But all of that just… didn't affect my desire?There's a related bit of dating advice for guys. "Bro, do you even lift?" Depending on the [...]--- First published: December 13th, 2023 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/nvmfqdytxyEpRJC3F/is-being-sexy-for-your-homies --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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Epistemic status: Speculation. An unholy union of evo psych, introspection, random stuff I happen to observe & hear about, and thinking. Done on a highly charged topic. Caveat emptor! Most of my life, whenever I'd felt sexually unwanted, I'd start planning to get fit. Specifically to shape my body so it looks hot. Like the muscly guys I'd see in action films. This choice is a little odd. In close to every context I've listened to, I hear women say that some muscle tone on a guy is nice...

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