Today I interview Aydin Paladin about her research on "romantasy" smut. We cover its huge sales, who reads it, and why readers want powerful, committed men and blank-slate heroines. The talk then turns to AI companion chatbots, addiction and dissatisfaction, and the widening divide between the sexes.

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