The myth of hedonism and philandering

No one you know is driven by an inordinate desire for sexual gratification, if gratification refers simply to the pleasure of the act.

Back in college I was a sociology minor (and I was a communication major, so it was all a waste). I read about feral children. If I remember correctly some feral children, once grown, may be driven by a desire for sexual pleasure. They had no interest in sexual partners, probably not even in their imagination.

For normal people, there is always something else going on. They want the conquest (an apt word for it for many). They want the illusory affirmation of their own greatness or loveliness or something.

In other words, it is always about mistreating other people (and/or being mistreated in some cases). Any physical pleasure is just a bonus.

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