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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are so many “mainstream” publications pushing polyamory suddenly?

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NP. I haven’t seen as big a gap between journalists and your average mainstream consumer of journalism in my life. There is a serious disconnect that is profound between the writers and the readers. This has been growing for some time but became glaringly obvious in the wake of the 2016 election when it was clear how many journalists were literally unable to comprehend a Trump victory (which was entirely predictable to anyone who actually talked to swing state voters in summer 2016).

The disconnect has gotten worse, not better, since then. I’m not sure if it’s the weakening of journalism schools, the lack of money due to the death of print journalism, a demographic shift in writers, or what. But it is real and it’s leading to increasing nonsense. Of course polyamory isn’t becoming very common; as a practical matter, many people can barely manage one spouse let alone multiple. It might be the next step in relationships for that subset of adults who still divide their world by D&D alignment and therefore like the gaming-rules-based relationships that are modern polyamory, but for most people, when they are adults they don’t spend time deciding whether a new person is a paladin or rogue at heart and therefore what relational rules apply.

I do think it’s hilarious that people have rebranded “having roommates” to “part of an asexual polycule.” It almost feels like trolling and I’m here for it. [/quote]

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