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That was an impressively long justification for a perfectly legal business. I'm curious, though - why start a business in an industry where you've had to spend time writing essays 'reasoning through your fears', instead of just doing something you're not conflicted about, and can get fully behind without any reservations, qualifiers, or arguments?
Could you share some of the business details of running a porn site? I've always been curious, but there's not much reliable information. Something in this industry would probably be a smash hit business case. - Supply chain: how do you source models? How do you negotiate fees? What is the average fee, and how do they charge? - Are there inter-business politics? Like, will some models refuse to shoot scenes with othe…
Interesting questions. I'll touch upon this in a future blog post. For now, we've indirectly answered some of those points in an infographic we put together: http://paintbottle.com/press/infographic_production.jpg
What's your business model for serving up HD video for free? I'm not really a porn consumer but I can see how it will be attractive, just not where your profit comes from.
Porn might not be as addictive as psychoactive drugs, but it is dangerous left unchecked. It is violence against your mind itself.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interesting questions. I'll touch upon this in a future blog post. For now, we've indirectly answered some of those points in an infographic we put together: http://paintbottle.com/press/infographic_production.jpg
I was struck by the observation taht revenue has been cut in half and production has fallen drastically within 4 years. as someone whoworks in the conventional film industry, this is pretty owrrying. What's your business model for serving up HD video for free? I'm not really a porn consumer but I can see how it will be attractive, just not where your profit comes from.
While abuse of food affects your body, porn affects your mental abilities and along with it the ability to interact with others. Porn, like termites will eat away the very fabric of society. I challenge everyone who reads this comment to do research on their own. Porn might not be as addictive as psychoactive drugs, but it is dangerous left unchecked. It is violence against your mind itself.
Nothing to say about the article, but I loved the format of this: > However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by the Victorian-era hyperbole of the sinful and tasteless expressions of sexuality.) You can rewrite it in the general form as: > Assertion X. (If you disagree, you're clearly unreasonable.) Making an assertion and then following it with a parenthetical over-sim…
Anyone over 25 has witnessed the vulgarizing affect increasingly pervasive pornography has had on culture. I don't see what Victorians have to do with anything.
Nothing to say about the article, but I loved the format of this: > However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by the Victorian-era hyperbole of the sinful and tasteless expressions of sexuality.) You can rewrite it in the general form as: > Assertion X. (If you disagree, you're clearly unreasonable.) Making an assertion and then following it with a parenthetical over-sim…
> (And if you don't understand why, you're clearly an unpersuasive writer.)
Nothing to say about the article, but I loved the format of this: > However, quite simply, porn is not inherently evil. (If you refute that, you’re engulfed by the Victorian-era hyperbole of the sinful and tasteless expressions of sexuality.) You can rewrite it in the general form as: > Assertion X. (If you disagree, you're clearly unreasonable.) Making an assertion and then following it with a parenthetical over-sim…
"Well it would've happened anyways" is an incredibly poor justification of doing anything.
Removing oneself as a source of a problem, while unlikely to turn the world upside down, is anything but a naive gimmick.
While I have nothing against porn, it's frustrating that the author is resorting to the same demonization of hypothetical villains that is frequently directed at porn itself. Anyone who doesn't agree fully with his stance is participating in a naive gimmick, or a Victorian-era sex-Nazi.
The portrayal here of people's concerns re: porn are treated with the same oversimplifications that is frequently directed at pornography.