tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5803849175181019563..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Another Glimpse of a Future without ErosJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-84733997751738894812022-06-27T23:00:39.053-04:002022-06-27T23:00:39.053-04:00There's plenty of eros in the present, and the...There's plenty of eros in the present, and there will continue to be plenty in the future.<br /><br />We're just moving past the era of sex being some sort of bizarre, all-consuming obsession and performative social competition. We're reached an age where people no longer feel compelled to sell themselves sexually to find success or security - a time where "seduction" being a normal, everyday sort of thing is long gone, and good riddance.<br /><br />Originally, to be seduced was simply to be misled, manipulated, enticed into acting incorrectly, etc. You could seduce someone with riches, or power, or knowledge, or countless other things... but it was always <i>a bad thing</i> to seduce and to be seduced. The fact that "seduction" came to be almost exclusively refer to sexual seduction speaks volumes about our society's relationship with sex in the recent past - the idea that society openly encouraged women to "seduce" men in order to be happy is, quite frankly, horrifying and disgusting to modern sensibilities.<br /><br />Honestly? I think the fact that we traditionally associated perfume and sexual seduction with "eros" in any way shape or form also speaks volumes about us.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com