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No, I think it adds romance & mystique. Banning something doesn't make it gross, it makes it more desirable because you can't get it.
by sliverstorm 10y ago
No, I think it adds romance & mystique. Banning something doesn't make it gross, it makes it more desirable because you can't get it.
- adamnemecek 10y agoCan you give an example?
- sliverstorm 10y agoBanned books. The Streisand effect. Prohibition (alcohol consumption went down after the 21st Amendment). Private collections of stolen/conflict artwork (we know they exist mostly because of estate sales). Exotic pets, esp. illegal exotic pets (see Zanesville, Ohio). Adam & Eve.
- adamnemecek 10y agocertain not buying that the main motivation for people buying all those listed things is that it's illegal.