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Submitted by ninjatut <witenoise.at.yahoo.com> (View user info) at 2004-05-15 18:15:32 EDT
Hello. I came across Ubersite a few weeks ago after doing a random search on "kill me kill me kill me now". I have been enjoying posts since then and decided it's time to give it a go. Not doing so would be like walking away without leaving money for a street performer who amazed me with his ability to balance a shopping cart on his chin while juggling basketballs. It just so happens that the first posts I read were of premium quality and included bart's I wear sunglasses so the world can't see my eyes and Big wheel keep on turnin'. I thought I'd struck oil after reading those posts. Unfortunately most of the later posts I read were not as good. I realize now that NSFW doesn't stand for naked single female white and that to understand some posts, I just had to be in the loop, which I'm not.
Looking back on college, the Intro to Sociology class I took during my first quarter was the most enjoyable. The professor lectured on many interesting cases. The one I'll share is about one of his sociology studies.
There was once a community in New York where single, heterosexual men and women would freely have sex with each other. They consisted of professionals as well as blue collar workers. Members scheduled dates with each other. A regular date was to meet, talk, etc. But a sleepover date was one where sex was involved. Each member was obligated to accept all dates. One rule was that no couple was to be exclusive. They had to date a variety of people and not favor a certain person. My professor got himself into this community to study human interaction and supposedly did not have any sleepover dates. He had a girlfriend at the time and was careful to hide this fact. Property such as cars were shared. They helped each other out by utilizing the services of one another. If one needed a plumber or a lawyer he would first look within this group.
This seems like a good idea as long as rules are used to avoid conflict. This is legal since no money is exchanged and all activity is consensual. I would imagine that there was criteria for minimum attractiveness and income. This group dispersed out of health concerns back when AIDS was on the rise.
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Submitted by ninjatut (user info) at 2004-05-15 20:35:52 EDT (#)
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Judoke,
The professor is Arnold Arluke who has been a sociologist at Northeastern University for over 20 years. I haven't found any links to the study and forget some specifics.
Submitted by YourDadGuido (user info) at 2004-05-15 20:28:07 EDT (#)
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And people say hedonistic communism.
Though it is interesting. I wonder if it could work on a large scale, or if the psychological profile would suggest the lack of conflict (was there conflict? - jealousy, male dominance, etc.).
Submitted by Random Joe at 2004-05-15 18:59:12 EDT (#)
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i liked it
so you know: post once a day and "random joe" is used by anyone
Submitted by shitfuck (user info) at 2004-05-15 18:55:56 EDT (#)
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Homer: You like parties, huh? Well, I just remembered they're having
a big one down at the waterfront this weekend.
Marge: You didn't remember that. You just saw it on TV.
My Sister, My Sitter
Submitted by Judoka (user info) at 2004-05-15 18:43:06 EDT (#)
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That is an interesting phenominon, as someone who majored in sociology I found this interesting. Perhaps you could provide the Professors name and maybe even a link to the study.
I have to say it sounds like a male fantasy and I think it would lead to murder.
Submitted by slowlyrotting (user info) at 2004-05-15 18:18:43 EDT (#)
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There was once a community in New York where single, heterosexual men and women would freely have sex with each other.
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