Being for free speech is like being for motherhood. It's not exactly the brave stance that lots of people make it out to be. It's just that they don't have to p

Being for free speech is like being for motherhood. It's not exactly the brave stance that lots of people make it out to be. It's just that they don't have to put anything on the line to have a maximalist free speech position. Just reading all of the libertarian pseudo-economic analysis for this post is pretty painful. It's kind of telling that prostitution keeps being described in terms of employment or work. Left out are the social and psychological implications/causes/side-effects of prostitution. I'm actually on the side of legalizing prostitution, and I generally support any policy that makes the lives of sex workers safer or healthier...but you are spot on about Backpage. They have been knowingly participating in and fostering this behavior but have tried to keep themselves at an arms length from a strictly legal sense. It's a lie and they have participated in spreading a great deal of misery because they couldn't find another way to make money.