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> I think porn is a pretty good measure of people’s sexual fantasies, even if they never act on them. I like watching Jason Bourne movies but that doesn't mean
by look_lookatme 9y ago
> I think porn is a pretty good measure of people’s sexual fantasies, even if they never act on them.
I like watching Jason Bourne movies but that doesn't mean I have a fantasy of being a chronically embattled amnesiac clandestine operator engaged in half a dozen or so protracted car chases a week.
- cthulhua 9y agoMaybe not that, but I bet a lot of Bourne/Bond/? fans think super-competent badasses are cool.
- kakarot 9y agoWho doesn't think super competent badasses are cool? What's that got to do with porn?
- Mz 9y agoSome women think super competent badasses are hot? ;-)
- majani 9y agoThat was his point. You can just watch something edgy cause you think it's cool, not cause you want to experience it in real life.
- hn_throwaway_99 9y agoHaving a fantasy doesn't necessarily mean you want to experience it in real life.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoDifferent people have different criteria for their entertainment choices. Some just go for e.g. comedy value. Others seek something that resonates with them. Since you started with movie anecdata - while I'm not particularly fond of Bourne movies, I watch similar works and it is, in part, reflection of my fantasy of being an exceptionally skilled operative solving actually meaningful problems (as opposed to dealing with everyday real-life bullshit).
- lugg 9y agoYes, but did you apply to spy school?
- TeMPOraL 9y ago>>> even if they never act on them That said, I didn't apply to a spy school - but does reading up on situational awareness books and articles after binge-watching some spy/action TV series count?
- lugg 9y agoNo I don't think so. The analogy was, just because you have a fantasy about being a spy doesn't mean you're willing to act on it and really want to be in life and death situations as often as Jason Bourne.