Billy wrote:but the ancient times were more f***ed up than current times. - a good point with feminism is they don´t give a shit about romanticism which is probably a good thing as long people are not educated enough to make some educated decisions.
i think the concept of "brave new world" fits better in to our near future. we are biological machines and we should acknowledge the fact without some god and stuff.
True, ancient times were f'ed up, however, realize this, much of the arguments purported here, revolving around male/female relationships, points to the ancients, as the way it *always* was. In reality, it's more that from 4000 BC till 1850 AD, it was mainly arranged "protocol" marriages over romantic love.
And then, from 1850 to 1950, for a brief 100+ year span, it was all about romantic love, let's call it the Jane Austen/Bronte Sisters era. And then, you have the feminism driven dystopia, starting from the 1980s.
Now, the only thing left is exactly what you've stated and that's a Huxley-like Brave New World except I believe that it'll start with robotic companions, before biosciences becomes advanced enough to actually manipulate one's brain chemistry.
Since I've made my shift, away from day-to-day romantic love, I've found that the only woman, who I still have *feelings* for, is 25 years older than me and is semi-retired and not in the dating scene. And I've had those feelings since the week I'd first met this particular classmate's mother. I believe that mainly certain platonic states, are self-sustaining, whereas romantic love is a type of overloaded brain stimulation, attempting to reach the same high, again and again, without recognizing that it was an initial phase, not a permanent condition.
Many years ago, the Best Picture of 1999, "American Beauty", telegraphed the message of Happier Abroad to the world.
Beware of long term engagements with AWs, you may find yourself in a coffin.
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BTW, despite settling down with an AW, myself, the warning is still in effect.