The Meditation on Creepiness

The 'Meditation on Creepiness': on intense early romantic attraction ('True Love' a la al-Fulani, LBJ) versus the modern norm of hiding strong feelings and punishing those who show them. Argues that penalizing men who come on strong selects against exactly the people most likely to be devoted partners, leaving women with the indifferent or the Machiavellian. Personal, aesthetic, a bit rambly; an early node in the gender-relations thread that culminates in 'Radicalizing the Romanceless.'

Quality 66 · Strong. Strong (low): a genuine selection-effect insight about dating norms wrapped in candid personal reflection - discursive and a touch self-indulgent. ~66.

Claude’s paradigm shift 50 · Moderate. A fresh signaling/selection framing of dating norms, building on his other gender essays; not a new paradigm. ~50.

Real-world impact 2 · Minor. An early node in his gender-relations thread with a genuine dating-norm selection-effect insight (precursor to 'Radicalizing the Romanceless'); circulated within the discourse but with no material-world reach → RWI 2.