What's "morally questionable" about House? Is it his hitting on the Cuddy?
Yes, he's a jerk, but that's different from being morally questionable.
> casual sex is as common as ever, so nihilism and self-loathing haven't gone away entirely.
Huh? Casual sex can be an expression of nihilism and self-loathing, but aren't necessarily.
Dr. House behaves in a way that would generally be considered ethical, but that is at odds with medical protocol (because his cases are always exceptional and odd). Most people wouldn't call this wrong, but it is "questionable", when the word is taken at face value.
Huh? Casual sex can be an expression of nihilism and self-loathing, but aren't necessarily.
In theory, you're right. In practice, "hookup culture" is founded on the humiliation of the woman, which makes it an expression of loathing for humanity.
Someone else pointed out that you're wrong about hookups, so I'll point out that casual sex is a broader term than hookups and humiliation isn't necessarily part of it either.
My kinky friends would point our that humiliation need not have anything to do with self-loathing, let along loathing for humanity.
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