How the real world plays out

I’m glad sexual harassment is being addressed. The scale of it is vast.

The unfortunate part, though, is that the way it is being addressed will lead to much loneliness for many, with the real perpetrators largely going unpunished (except a few high-profile cases that we are seeing now).

Essentially, sociologically speaking what will occur is that a few very-visible castigations and banishments will happen — as much as you can punish someone already enormously rich like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. While in the world most of us inhabit, what will occur is that this push will be used a bit against actual harassing men but just as much if not more to punish undesirable or socially awkward men.

This is the Amanda Marcotte model of sexual mores enforcement and competition limitation, and it’s what we’ll actually get in the real world.

I know people will hate to hear it and hate me for saying it, but unfortunately it’s what will be.