Lockdown's given rise to a high-tech sexual revolution

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Is the age of the orgasmatron upon us now that meeting up in real life is a touchy subject?

Is the age of the orgasmatron upon us now that meeting up in real life is a touchy subject, asks Paula AndropoulosIn 1975, a US sociologist and philosopher called Ted Nelson coined the term"teledildonics" to refer to technology that would facilitate remote, realistic mutual masturbation via data link. Today, that technology is a reality - and, given the times, it could be the new frontier in human sexuality.

For many of us, the parameters of sexual intimacy have been drastically altered by the outbreak of Covid-19. Some couples elected to go into quarantine separately, while others have been sundered by the mandates of the territories in which they live. Many long-distance partners, in particular, have now gone months without knowing when next they'll be able to connect in person.

 

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