I’m terribly envious of not only Scott Alexander’s writing acumen, but also his prodigious output. And I can’t help but think his asexuality contributes a great deal to the latter, just by virtue of looking at my own life. Back when I was single, I spent an inordinate amount of time pursuing women. I went on Tinder, Okcupid, etc during pretty much every sliver of free time I could find. I used to have a 3 hour round-trip bus commute and I usually spent the entire time swiping through instead of reading the book I brought. Even something as primordial as pooping took longer because I'd be swiping on the toilet seat. Outside of the online world in real life, I made sure to stack my calendar with as many events as I could possibly cram. I was devoted to going to any art gallery opening, house party, music show, poetry reading, etc. no matter how mediocre it sounded with the
Asexuality's Comparative Advantage
Asexuality's Comparative Advantage
Asexuality's Comparative Advantage
I’m terribly envious of not only Scott Alexander’s writing acumen, but also his prodigious output. And I can’t help but think his asexuality contributes a great deal to the latter, just by virtue of looking at my own life. Back when I was single, I spent an inordinate amount of time pursuing women. I went on Tinder, Okcupid, etc during pretty much every sliver of free time I could find. I used to have a 3 hour round-trip bus commute and I usually spent the entire time swiping through instead of reading the book I brought. Even something as primordial as pooping took longer because I'd be swiping on the toilet seat. Outside of the online world in real life, I made sure to stack my calendar with as many events as I could possibly cram. I was devoted to going to any art gallery opening, house party, music show, poetry reading, etc. no matter how mediocre it sounded with the