neuroparenthetical
Sexy Brain In Jar
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"Pinkie-swear" is a dismissive reference to a promise made between young people that they assert is especially binding because of the ritual involved - much how like a "double dog dare" is a bigger deal than a regular dare.I think you need to read what I wrote again. I'm saying that labels and categories aren't very useful when you are talking about a continuum. I have no idea what you mean by "pinkie-swear" or "meta-quality". Do you? All I'm saying is that there are no boxes when you talk about people. You can't define human behavior with a label or a box. If someone is "straight" (whatever that means) I doubt that they need a map to get where they are going. When someone tries to define "sissy" as one set of behaviors, the term lacks meaning. I'm talking about people, not quantum sub-particles. "Ether"? Does the notion of human complexity make you nervous?
"Meta-quality," in this context, refers to whatever you think is missing from the term "straight," that wouldn't be missing from some hypothetical label that actually would sufficiently encapsulate the feelings and experiences of a person who currently identifies as "straight."
Next time, exercise some humility. Admit you don't understand the terms and then quit while you're ahead.
Human complexity doesn't make me nervous. Human "simplicity" does make me annoyed sometimes. Go ahead and challenge me on whether I know what I meant by ""simplicity"" in this context.