▲ 54 ▼ "As always, pedophilia is not the same as ephebophilia." - Eliezer Yudkowsky, actual quote (www.lesswrong.com) submitted 2 years ago by GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems to c/sneerclub@awful.systems 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments I somehow missed this one until now. Apparently it was once mentioned in the comments on the old sneerclub but I don't think it got a proper post, and I think it deserves one.
[–] sc_griffith@awful.systems 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) idk, people who are otherwise totally unremarkable seem to be pedos. it really seems more like any other variation in human sexuality except that it's profoundly harmful permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is a registered anomaly, a disorder, that deserves counseling. It just so seems we don't hear much from people legitly strugling from it, but from rich people not knowing what to do with their free time besides fucking kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] m@blat.at 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) @andrew_bidlaw For most people who suffer from paedophilia in the ICD-11 sense (which is a mental health disorder) and undergo years of treatment and therapy while living in terror that they might one day give in to their own instincts and do something unspeakable… it’s not surprising they prefer to not give interviews. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is a registered anomaly, a disorder, that deserves counseling. It just so seems we don't hear much from people legitly strugling from it, but from rich people not knowing what to do with their free time besides fucking kids. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] m@blat.at 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) @andrew_bidlaw For most people who suffer from paedophilia in the ICD-11 sense (which is a mental health disorder) and undergo years of treatment and therapy while living in terror that they might one day give in to their own instincts and do something unspeakable… it’s not surprising they prefer to not give interviews. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] m@blat.at 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) @andrew_bidlaw For most people who suffer from paedophilia in the ICD-11 sense (which is a mental health disorder) and undergo years of treatment and therapy while living in terror that they might one day give in to their own instincts and do something unspeakable… it’s not surprising they prefer to not give interviews. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago True. permalink fedilink source parent