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The fine article talks about the losers of the trade war. The winners are OK. If you look where the money is, it's with MindGeek (formerly known as Manwin), a c
by rdancer 11y ago
The fine article talks about the losers of the trade war. The winners are OK. If you look where the money is, it's with MindGeek (formerly known as Manwin), a company that has through the years bought bought most of the tube/cam sites, owns Brazzers and other content producers.
For sure, tired unattractive content won't make it. But then you have the true artists of fucking, like James Deen, Pierre Woodman, and those guys working at Czech AV. They seem to be doing quite well.
The innovation in porn, from what I've seen (hehe), is on the personal level, when a performer interacts regularly with viewers through social networks. To successfully provide illusion of intimacy or a relationship is the next frontier in porn, in my humble opinion.
- wslh 11y ago> The innovation in porn, from what I've seen (hehe), is on the personal level. Good point but I think there is room for innovation at the film side. Porn is the most conservative genre: films are cloned with different actors.
- hkmurakami 11y agoThe film side has innovated in Japan to mimic girlfriend-like settings and interactions to fill the emotional void of young men who feel abandoned by the dating market. Much of anime has followed a similar evolutionary adaptation there.
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- TeMPOraL 11y agoThere was a comment posted here, that sadly got deleted. I think it raises an interesting topic. Let me reproduce it: --- > illusion of intimacy or a relationship Could that lead to sexrobots as a mass market in, say, five years? Or do you think it would go more into the VR direction? Could / should both be merged? Would that be useful? Perhaps AR would be better in that case. Thoughts on that? --- The response I tried to submit when parent got deleted: I think this is the angle that will try and resist automation for a while. The first world is getting somewhat devoid of genuine relationship experiences, and people seek to fill the hole somehow. Or from a more cynical point of view - we're building a superstimulus, where we can provide stronger emotional satisfaction through porn that you could get in a real relationship. Personally I think VR/AR will make a killing much sooner than sexrobots, even assuming that the latter will become popular at all in the coming decades. One of the biggest constraints on... enhancing your sexual experience, if you're young and lonely, is what if your parents/family/friends/current partner discover your sex toys. Hiding sex dolls from them is a significant OPSEC issue. VR/AR will be as easy to hide as video porn today is - the device you're using is a general purpose, you could always say you bought it for World of Warcraft 2 or something. The porn component is just data, which is trivial to hide from less technical friends and family.
- leaveyou 11y agoif you are young and lonely and live with the parents, probably you can't afford sexbots anyway (or maybe you'd be secretly using dad's bot, ew..).
- rdancer 11y agoVR headsets have been here since the 1990's, and nothing ever came of it, despite the tons of productions shots from the point of view of the male performer. Even 3D is extremely rare. Better fidelity and added depth perception do not bring better illusion of intimacy. It's a red herring.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoTrue. However I don't recall any quality VR headsets available for reasonable prices before Oculus Rift though. There was something going on in the late 90s, but back then we didn't have PornHub.
- thenomad 11y agoRelevant: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/3ohbh9/as_a_divorced_man_with_vr_porn_i_think_i_now/ https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/3ohbh9/as_a_divorce...
- throwaway13337 11y agoYou're absolutely right about the direction moving towards the more intimate relationship (or the illusion thereof). This trend is not limited to porn actors but everyone - youtube celebs commenting on posts, livestreaming gaming where you interact directly and the audience feels right there with the streamer. Loneliness is the largest cause of unhappiness in the developed world. Intimacy on demand is something people will pay well for as long as they don't feel to silly about it.
- chii 11y ago> Loneliness is the largest cause of unhappiness in the developed world. that is a very good insight that i never thought about! I m sure there's billions in it for someone who can crack the case and solve it in a systematic fashion.
- petra 11y agoI remember reading a research article about the genetic basis of loneliness, hinting of the possibility of drugs(or maybe supplements??) to reduce loneliness. Like you say, could be a big market.
- erikb 11y agoDo people really follow porn stars? I always found the whole bunch really unattractive and their "art" as boring as early afternoon public tv programs.