40 years ago, Isaac Asimov wrote a novel called The Robots of Dawn. In it, the main character, Lije Baley, asks Gladia Delmarre a question which pertains to his murder investigaion. She responds to his query (about the acceptability of her sexual preferences...to wit, a robot 1 ) thusly:
"I merely know that they are accepted because everything is accepted where sex is concerned--everything that is voluntary, that gives mutual satisfaction, and that does no physical harm to anyone. What conceivable difference would it make to anyone else how an individual or any combination of individuals found satisfaction? Would anyone worry about which books I viewed, what food I ate, what hour I want to sleep or awoke, whether I was fond of cats or disliked roses?"
Yep, 40 years ago.
Maybe we'll catch up with Isaac some day soon.
1 I like to think of him as Steely Dan, but Asimov passed that one up for some reason.
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