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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by nielsbot on Thursday September 28, 2017 @12:43AM (#15354684)
> Things might even progress one day to publishing nudity with disinterest as though nothing hidden was being revealed.

Philosophically, doesn't that require society to give up clothing?

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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by colechristensen on Thursday September 28, 2017 @12:48AM (#15354707)
No, there's plenty of utility to clothing besides making being naked special.
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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by paulddraper on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:03AM (#15354781)
Don't see why you were downvoted. It's 56F outside.
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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by nielsbot on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:34AM (#15354890)
Sure.. I wonder if one is a consequence of the other however.
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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by icebraining on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:41AM (#15354919)
Sure - it's hard to make nudity special if there's no alternative state. But I doubt it was the only factor.
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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by Jaruzel on Thursday September 28, 2017 @01:36AM (#15354897)
The Ancient Greeks and Romans as a culture had no nudity taboos.

It seems the more enlightened we become, the more repressed we are.

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Re:Hugh Hefner has died by btschaegg on Thursday September 28, 2017 @03:32AM (#15355429)
I'm not sure if I would describe our current state as enlightened when compared to tose two societies.
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