I kinda-agree with the following from that thread:
a: >99% of the time that you see that sort of profile, you really should keep the hell away from that person unless you are masochistic enough or other special conditions apply.
and b: you should sincerely thank Eliezer for writing the profile in such honest manner!
Both appear to be likely, but not in the sense that private_messaging/Dmitry seems to imply (“Eliezer really is messed up”). As social pressure against men openly stating that they’re sexually sadistic is horrifying, worse than for masochistic men (and all kinds of BDSM for women) - I should know, I’m in the same boat here! (to clarify: yes, I’m sexually sadistic and dominance is hot to me, in a “consensual” framing) -
′ - so every man who’d put this kind of thing on his profile must either 1) be socially tone-deaf, 2) have dangerously sociopathic tendencies, or 3) be uncommonly open, brave and honest.
I’d also say that upon studying the rest of the profile—which is hard not to if one reads from the beginning—it’s clear to a (minimally unprejudiced) reader that Eliezer must be the latter of those 3. Or one of the “1%” cases in which you needn’t run away, as per the quoted comment.
I kinda-agree with the following from that thread:
Both appear to be likely, but not in the sense that private_messaging/Dmitry seems to imply (“Eliezer really is messed up”). As social pressure against men openly stating that they’re sexually sadistic is horrifying, worse than for masochistic men (and all kinds of BDSM for women) - I should know, I’m in the same boat here! (to clarify: yes, I’m sexually sadistic and dominance is hot to me, in a “consensual” framing) -
′ - so every man who’d put this kind of thing on his profile must either 1) be socially tone-deaf, 2) have dangerously sociopathic tendencies, or 3) be uncommonly open, brave and honest.
I’d also say that upon studying the rest of the profile—which is hard not to if one reads from the beginning—it’s clear to a (minimally unprejudiced) reader that Eliezer must be the latter of those 3. Or one of the “1%” cases in which you needn’t run away, as per the quoted comment.