A certain school of scholars is devoted to seeking out esoteric teachings the great political philosophers supposedly concealed behind a glossy surface of conventional opinions that only a few insiders could see through. Far be it from me to suggest that no thinkers ever conceal their meanings, but the search for esoterica is taken a bit too far.
I’ve been thinking about Monday’s letter. People tend to assume – have you noticed? -- that since people are no longer inhibited about discussing sex, people have fewer misconceptions about it.
As I read it, the explosive Vanity Fair article on what sexual hookup apps like Tinder, Hinge, and Happn have done to dating has two messages, not one.
1. Sexual practices are becoming more meaningless than ever, even in the view of the participants.
Mondays are for questions from young people. In this case I can only give the answer. You may apply your imagination to what the question was like.