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Wanting to be Wanted (Robin Hanson & Agnes Callard)

Minds Almost Meeting

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Is Your Erotic Relationship to Me Wanted?

In a follow up poll, I asked people what do you want to be wanted for and I gave them like some features like their body or their wealth of their smarts or compassion. You know, and people did not like that second option, you know, almost all the answers were wanting to be needed for particular features. That seems to more limit the possibility of finding a match between some just merely being happy with the fact that the other person wants you because you want them. Right. So, if you might think like the option they're rejecting is your erotic desire which is to say your desire to be wanted by me. Ultimately, I think we have that actually has to be the option

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