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    1. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 24 Nov 2016
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      Individuals who represented themselves as "asexuals" reported a suspicious amount of sexual fantasy and masturbation http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-016-0870-8 …pic.twitter.com/I0glbxBNVz

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    2. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 25 Nov 2016
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      My bet: Asexuality is unreal, an immature form of self-dramatization, like the multiple personality scam. Fashionable role play.

      7 replies 6 retweets 24 likes
    3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 25 Nov 2016
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      And how immature must psychologists and psychiatrists be to fall for that scam?

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    4. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 25 Nov 2016
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      As an asexual psychiatrist, I'm going with "it was pretty easy to believe".

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      Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 25 Nov 2016
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      Replying to @slatestarcodex

      That seemed to be the case with multiple personality disorder too.

      10:52 PM - 25 Nov 2016 from Bonn, Germany
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        2. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 25 Nov 2016
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          Most human characteristics vary on bell curve. No reason sexual desire shouldn't be same way, w/ some so low as to be minimal

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        3. Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 25 Nov 2016
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          Darwinian mechanisms should do away with much variability in sex drive, as with, say, number of fingers.

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        2. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 25 Nov 2016
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          My experience is that I have sexual fantasies but find the idea of having sex undesirable.

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        3. fenneke gonggrijp‏ @praisetheteapot 26 Nov 2016
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          Replying to @slatestarcodex @DegenRolf

          all of this discussion reminds me of the Klein grid, which differentiates between fantasy, practice, history etc

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        1. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 25 Nov 2016
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          Not really sure what you want from me besides saying my entire life has been a sham to fool some unclear 3rd party.

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        2. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 25 Nov 2016
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          Given that I've had multiple girlfriends I could have had sex w/ if I wanted, but didn't, I trust I'm telling truth on that.

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