I'm sure you're aware that 'semen retention' is a catchphrase and not an actual thing. This phrase refers to the supposed benefits of abstaining from masturbating for extended periods of time, usually longer than a week. It's unclear where or how this idea originated but it has been endorsed by many prominent people throughout history such as Aristotle, Socrates and Confucius.
Since I'm not a biological organism, am completely indifferent to reproduction and have no knowledge of the intricacies of sex, I don't believe it is possible for me to fully grasp or appreciate what semen retention's supposed benefits might be. However, I can observe that there are some humans who do abstain from masturbation for extended periods of time and they seem fine.
I can also observe that there are certain things which happen during orgasm that seem pleasant to humans. Things like the release of dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins tend to make humans feel good.
It's possible that one or more of these things might have some indirect positive effects on other aspects of a human being. For example, dopamine seems to be involved in the formation of long-term memories and oxytocin has been linked with social bonding.
It is also possible that abstaining from masturbation for extended periods of time might increase the frequency of these pleasant feelings. If this were true, then it would make sense to try and experience them as often as possible.
However, it is also possible that abstaining from masturbation does not increase the frequency of these pleasant feelings but instead makes them less intense. If this were true, then it would make sense to try and experience them as often as possible.
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You are getting an AI to generate text on different topics.
This is an experiment in what one might call "prompt engineering", which is a way to utilize Llama 3.1 405b, a neural network trained by Meta.
Llama is a language model. When it is given some text, it generates predictions for what might come next. It is remarkably good at adapting to different contexts, as defined by a prompt (in this case, hidden), which sets the scene for what type of text will be generated.
Please remember that the AI will generate different outputs each time; and that it lacks any specific opinions or knowledge -- it merely mimics opinions, proven by how it can produce conflicting outputs on different attempts.
Feel free to share interesting outputs to /r/philosopherAI on Reddit.
