Julian Assange's Online Dating Profile Leaked 334
Ponca City writes "The Telegraph reports that an online dating profile created by Julian Assange in 2006 has been unearthed from OKCupid disclosing that the WikiLeaks editor sought 'spirited, erotic' women 'from countries that have sustained political turmoil.' Writing under the pseudonym of British science fiction author Harry Harrison, Assange described himself as a 'passionate, and often pig headed activist intellectual.' Assange said he was seeking a 'siren for [a] love affair, children and occasional criminal conspiracy' adding that he was 'directing a consuming, dangerous human rights project which is, as you might expect, male dominated' and added enigmatically: 'I am DANGER, ACHTUNG.' Among Assange's listed interests were the 'structure of reality' and 'chopping up human brains' – although he added the caveat '(neuroscience background)' lest the latter put off potential admirers. 'I like women from countries that have sustained political turmoil,' Assange wrote. 'Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane. OK. Not only women!'"
Valueless and Inane (Score:4, Interesting)
As someone who specifically sought a partner from another part of the world, I have to agree with his observation - but it doesn't just apply to women in the West. Adversity breeds maturity, and adversity simply does not exist where a high quality of life is handed to the vast majority of Westerners - men and women alike. There is a reason why the best dating advice for both men and women in North America is to find someone not from this continent.
Re:Hmm... (Score:4, Interesting)
Actually, the pay sites are confidence game scams for the most part. OKCupid, which is free to use, and offers value add on an otherwise useful site (that is, rather than a broken, useless site that you pay to make work) that is free.
Anyway, their blog ripped apart the pay sites with their own numbers. The end conclusion... paying for online dating is for suckers.
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/why-you-should-never-pay-for-online-dating/ [okcupid.com]
Its absolutely scathing. Ok, they are a competing site, but, their assessment seems quite strong and correct.
-Steve
he's a douche, that's all that matters (Score:5, Interesting)
As the countless posts calling Assange a douche reveal, it's important to establish that he's a douche. This is called poisoning the well and is meant to discredit more relevant information presented by Assange.
Re:And This Is What Happens (Score:4, Interesting)
I don't really understand what you are trying to say. You say you fault him as his style is making him the focus more than the information that has been leaked. On the other hand you seem to be saying that the leaks are unimportant. If the leaks are unimportant in the 1st place, why is Julian Assange's fault in this of any concern to you? The ol' cynical "Governements do horible things, is anyone surprised?" angle. Basically anything could be leaked and there would be somebody sitting around acting like the cool guy saying "Yeah, like we didn't already know that the US is hooking warlords up with little boys, psh... old news". Is any leak going to change the world? If it doesn't, do we just act like hipsters that are too cool to give a shit about anything at all?
Re:so what? (Score:2, Interesting)
Wow, someone who's brave enough to stand up for what he believes in is also brave enough to say what he wants in a woman. We're pissed because sometimes he succeeds, apparently.
Contrary to popular belief on slashdot, getting laid is not that hard, especially if you don't set your standards particularly high. When what he wants in a woman is a chick from a country in turmoil, the guy deserves some criticism. What kind of sick fuck has that at or near the top of their list of desirable qualities.
Do not confuse the argument about whether or not Wikileaks is important with the argument about whether or not its founder is an idiot. Humans are complex. An idiot can still do positive things.
Re:Is it real? (Score:5, Interesting)
Probably no one... but one could easily have created a profile in 2006, and then changed all the photographs and details last week.