# Prepare for a Hot Keir Summer - UnHerd  ## Metadata - Author: [[unherd.com]] - Full Title: Prepare for a Hot Keir Summer - UnHerd - Category: #articles - Summary: insert summary - My notes: - URL: https://unherd.com/2024/07/prepare-for-a-hot-keir-summer/ - Source File: web-only ## LLM Chats ## NotebookLM ## LLM Audio ## Highlights > Of course, appearances can quickly change. But there is such a thing, *per Moran*, as a “competence kink”: much discussed on fiction message boards, also known as a [“competency boner”.](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Competency%20Boner) The competence in question can be that of a group — “the thrill of watching talented people plan, banter, and work together to solve problems”, as one blogger puts it — or of an individual character, highly proficient at doing something in a way that causes blood to immediately rush to a reader’s loins. There’s even a [sub-genre](https://www.goodreads.com/genres/competency-boner) of fiction on Goodreads called “Competency Boner”, with titles like *Once A Fallen Lady* and *Wrapped Up With A Ranger*. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j2nf0xd0c8h0xeg5mfz6n118))