Isn’t the research on this almost all comparing monogamy to polygyny? But polyamory, especially as practiced among EAs and adjacent groups doesn’t seem very similar to polygyny to me?
I certainly don’t think it’s conclusive, or even strong evidence. As I said, I think it’s one thing among many that should inform our priors here. There’s also a different vein of anthropological research that looks at non-monogamy and abuse in cults and other religious contexts, but I’m less familiar with it.
The alternative—accepting norms of sexual minorities without scrutiny—seems perfectly reasonable in many cases, but because of those reasons I don’t think it should be abided by here, especially in light of these women’s accounts.
I emphasize there shouldn’t be any hostility or intolerance to polyamorous people, just the way polyamorous norms might create the potential for abuse in EA spaces (or generally in high trust, insular environments).
Isn’t the research on this almost all comparing monogamy to polygyny? But polyamory, especially as practiced among EAs and adjacent groups doesn’t seem very similar to polygyny to me?
I certainly don’t think it’s conclusive, or even strong evidence. As I said, I think it’s one thing among many that should inform our priors here. There’s also a different vein of anthropological research that looks at non-monogamy and abuse in cults and other religious contexts, but I’m less familiar with it.
The alternative—accepting norms of sexual minorities without scrutiny—seems perfectly reasonable in many cases, but because of those reasons I don’t think it should be abided by here, especially in light of these women’s accounts.
I emphasize there shouldn’t be any hostility or intolerance to polyamorous people, just the way polyamorous norms might create the potential for abuse in EA spaces (or generally in high trust, insular environments).