Alain de Botton wants better online smut
Clearly not satisfied with being the thinking woman’s sex symbol, philosopher Alain De Botton is taking on sex in a new digital venture that will attempt to position pornography – mostly the online iteration- as a therapeutic tool rather than a grubby thrill. De Botton issued a press release from his philosopher think tank The …
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Thinking Woman's Sex Symbol?
Calling oneself a philosopher does not instantly make one intelligent or worth listening to.
I reserve judgement on this current idea of his for now. With any luck it won't be as brain dead as his last one...
Pretentious twats pontificating ...
... are pretentious twats pontificating.
He probably needs the porn
I think he could use a little something to help him "endure suffering", like, erm, negative book reviews: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/5712899/Alain-de-Botton-tells-New-York-Times-reviewer-I-will-hate-you-until-I-die.html
Re: He probably needs the porn
He is, I think, the finest example of an ocean going ponce.
Re: He probably needs the porn
I read that review, didn't think it was that bad http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/books/review/Crain-t.html
The New York Times has good book reviews, I have found out about quite a few books I normally wouldn't have this way.
WTF?
"“pornography, like alcohol and drugs, weakens our ability to endure the kinds of suffering that are necessary for us to direct our lives properly."
I think he must be doing it wrong. All of it.
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