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Internet Polyamorists

Nerd sexuality is repulsive.

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Katherine Dee
Dec 19, 2020
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Like feminism, neoliberalism, and sex work, polyamory is a favorite buzzword, punching bag, and scapegoat of the terminally online.*  

In a strictly online context, “polyamory” doesn’t mean the same thing as it might in a real world conversation.

By “polyamory,” people are usually referring to Polyamory™, that is, the subculture of polyamory.  They’re no…

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