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      Plato, Republic, Book I, Cadmus’ speech:

      How well I remember the aged poet Sophocles, when in answer to the question, How does love suit with age, Sophocles⁠—are you still the man you were? Peace, he replied; most gladly have I escaped the thing of which you speak; I feel as if I had escaped from a mad and furious master. His words have often occurred to my mind since, and they seem as good to me now as at the time when he uttered them. For certainly old age has a great sense of calm and freedom; when the passions relax their hold, then, as Sophocles says, we are freed from the grasp not of one mad master only, but of many.

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      That feels like a valid poetic choice to me, but that “who’s” is getting to me,

      Though tbf, referring to your penis as thirst itself is also pretty poetic

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    I felt this way about my sex drive until I transitioned, HRT killed the beast then brought it back perfected it like a gandalf the white

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      Yeah plus extreme depression and negative self image gave me the peace that is being referred to more than impotency ever did

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      To be 18 and not realize how fuckin raw that shit gets for everyone after about 45 minutes unless you reapply religiously like a goth at the beach 😂

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    To the tweet; Well, nothing isn’t stopping you already.

    It’s not actually the penis itself that’s doing the guiding. That thing is a separate function that can align up with the brain circuitry guiding it. It’s the brain circuitry behind it that’s making you do all those things. The penis not functioning doesn’t remove the drive and that’s why there are boner pills.

    To OP: Though, sry to disappoint you and break the common misconception. Even with boner pills, guy needs to be turned on to get a boner. Boner pills wont give permanent boners out of thin air, those just make it easier to have a boner and maintain one.

    Interesting tip, boner pills work systematically and give really nice gym pumps.

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    I’ve taken the pills recreationally. Highly recommended when you expect your session to go for many hours, but you (the man) still have to be turned on. In other words, I a healthy male, did not get involuntarily erect by the pills.

    EDIT: I hit puberty at 10yo. From 10 to about 19, my dick had a mind of its own. But since about that age, we have come to an agreement. Get hard and stay hard for as long as I ask, and I promise you’ll never go hungry. The rest of the time, leave me the hell alone.

    PS: It was miserable ~12.

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    this is way too fucking real i hope the random no reason public ones disappear entirely when this happens i love homeboy but goddamn he gets on my nerves