There was definitely something Eliezer said about bisexuality being strictly superior because then you would just be attracted to more people. I was 16 and straight when I read that, and I wanted to be bi since then. Then, about 3 years ago, I became* bi.
*It’s weird, but there was a definite point where I started being attracted to more than one gender.
Yeah, this is possible. I did it a while ago because local status systems, then reversed it once I got out of those status systems and it was no longer useful.
In my experience a lot of people who identify (or are identified) as straight or gay are actually some flavor of bi and just “round themselves off” (or are rounded off by observers) for convenience or out of habit, but a lot aren’t.
The former can choose to change how they identify and behave, and are sometimes happier for it; the latter not so much.
Man, imagine if Eliezer or some other big name wrote “Bi-hacking” and LessWrong became known for all the deliberate bisexuals.
As opposed to just being an obscure post in the procedural knowledge thread?
I wonder if that would work. Also, where is the compelling internal dialogue about the value of being bisexual?
There was definitely something Eliezer said about bisexuality being strictly superior because then you would just be attracted to more people. I was 16 and straight when I read that, and I wanted to be bi since then. Then, about 3 years ago, I became* bi.
*It’s weird, but there was a definite point where I started being attracted to more than one gender.
Yeah, this is possible. I did it a while ago because local status systems, then reversed it once I got out of those status systems and it was no longer useful.
I’d be entertained. But I’d also be surprised.
In my experience a lot of people who identify (or are identified) as straight or gay are actually some flavor of bi and just “round themselves off” (or are rounded off by observers) for convenience or out of habit, but a lot aren’t.
The former can choose to change how they identify and behave, and are sometimes happier for it; the latter not so much.