FYI: The quote is not really from House of Cards. It's often attributed to Oscar Wilde (which is who I thought originally said it), but it turns out that's apocryphal and there's no basis to it. The quote appeared in an interview with author Michael Cunningham in 1995, who only said he "thought" it was Oscar Wilde. So it may predate that, but actual authorship is unknown. Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/06/05/sex-power/
As far as the sentiment itself... I think it's clever, and I do think there's some amount of truth to it, but I don't think it holds true 100% of the time. I think it's a reasonable default position, but every so often humans have unexpected intentions.
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zeppo@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3y
Sex is about doing fun stuff with my wanger. I never really got this “power” thing.
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 3y
😛
DelvianSeek@lemmynsfw.com · 20 pts · 3y
FYI: The quote is not really from House of Cards. It's often attributed to Oscar Wilde (which is who I thought originally said it), but it turns out that's apocryphal and there's no basis to it. The quote appeared in an interview with author Michael Cunningham in 1995, who only said he "thought" it was Oscar Wilde. So it may predate that, but actual authorship is unknown. Source: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/06/05/sex-power/
As far as the sentiment itself... I think it's clever, and I do think there's some amount of truth to it, but I don't think it holds true 100% of the time. I think it's a reasonable default position, but every so often humans have unexpected intentions.
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 5 pts · 3y
I love this thorough response hehe
ayawnymouse@lemmynsfw.com · 13 pts · 3y
Disagree. If I had power, I'd use it to get more sex.
Sex is about pleasure.
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 3y
Haha thats fair
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Somebody has read Freud, but only the captions :-)
Disagree.
nxfsi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
>Freud
He'd day that sex is actually about your mother
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y
Hehe did u read it?
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Nah, I watched the movie :-)
NuclearNoggin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
agree 😈
thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 3y
It's true if you're a sociopath.
ComradeDaisy@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y
I disagree, most things in this world are about power
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 3y
I can see that
fututio_enjoyer@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y
Everything we do is either for genetic evolution reasons or memetic evolution reasons. Gaining power serves both.
SummerBarrymore@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 3y
Memetic? New word for me
fututio_enjoyer@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetics It's where the term "internet meme" came from
Thomasfoolery404@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y
I disagree. Maybe for some, but not for others and certainly not me.