I have a feeling that signing a whole document/ screaming to the four winds you will be having sex with this person, legally, did a lot for consent. But I understand, marital rape. Divorce is a thing though, and always should have been, but some cultures have been historically more brutally misogynistic than others…
Everyone makes choices for themselves. That’s an attempt at a childish hedonistic argument (“bro, YOLO, why so serious?”). Marriage is nothing more and nothing less than publicly asserting your decision to be a couple and start a family unit, with the assent of your community. Today there are rites and legal documents to sign but it’s the same at its core, which is why cohabitation laws making some sense. If you’ve met the in laws and take your partnership seriously, that’s it. But many people today are pure unthinking hedonists and way past the age of discovery (+25, c’mon, even your brain is fully formed!), or too fearful to start a relationship with another human being in earnest, and that’s it I guess.
Yeah, those people are ridiculous. Unthinking hedonists are the worst. That’s why I only hang out with thinking hedonists. We do thorough research on the drugs we use to understand the potential downsides, risks, and benefits, and we carefully consider who to allow into our orgies based not only on looks, but also on how likely they are to have stis or cause drama. Reasonably considered hedonism is a much better way to live your life.
“Marriage is nothing more and nothing less than publicly asserting your decision to be a couple and start a family unit, with the assent of your community.”
Wrong. Marriage is legally binding and affects people’s taxes and medical authority.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The social deregulation of sex (it used to go hand in hand with marriage, even in Europe!) has created a bit of chaos.
Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Marriage didn’t do much for consent 🤷
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I have a feeling that signing a whole document/ screaming to the four winds you will be having sex with this person, legally, did a lot for consent. But I understand, marital rape. Divorce is a thing though, and always should have been, but some cultures have been historically more brutally misogynistic than others…
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah women have famously never had really really bad times with marriage
You know how the suicide rate among women plummeted when no-fault divorce became a thing? Total coincidence
uuldika@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
I, for one, enjoy not living in a Puritan theocracy.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
All-or-nothing thinking is not too productive… and nobody said hedonism wasn’t fun!
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
People making choices for themselves doesn’t fit in your world view?
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Everyone makes choices for themselves. That’s an attempt at a childish hedonistic argument (“bro, YOLO, why so serious?”). Marriage is nothing more and nothing less than publicly asserting your decision to be a couple and start a family unit, with the assent of your community. Today there are rites and legal documents to sign but it’s the same at its core, which is why cohabitation laws making some sense. If you’ve met the in laws and take your partnership seriously, that’s it. But many people today are pure unthinking hedonists and way past the age of discovery (+25, c’mon, even your brain is fully formed!), or too fearful to start a relationship with another human being in earnest, and that’s it I guess.
blarghly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah, those people are ridiculous. Unthinking hedonists are the worst. That’s why I only hang out with thinking hedonists. We do thorough research on the drugs we use to understand the potential downsides, risks, and benefits, and we carefully consider who to allow into our orgies based not only on looks, but also on how likely they are to have stis or cause drama. Reasonably considered hedonism is a much better way to live your life.
CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Marriage is nothing more and nothing less than publicly asserting your decision to be a couple and start a family unit, with the assent of your community.”
Wrong. Marriage is legally binding and affects people’s taxes and medical authority.
CalipherJones@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Wealth inequality is basically the only issue that matters. Every other problem stems from that.
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No, people are aimless and in times of great wealth they just turn to hedonism and lose sight of the bigger picture. Man needs more than bread…