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The writer says, "Asked to explain his philosophy, he struggled for a tidy phrase and settled on this: “I like to be able to think, ‘I’m a little less flawed t

The writer says, "Asked to explain his philosophy, he struggled for a tidy phrase and settled on this: “I like to be able to think, ‘I’m a little less flawed today than I was the day before.’” But IMO, his philosophy is pretty clear with these quotes - "To him, porn is the proverbial widget -- a thing to sell for more than it costs to make and market, no different from any other product." "If my own daughter told me she wanted to be an adult film actress, I’d tell her, ‘look, there are risks, but it’s something for you to decide.” Another interesting anecdote is that Mr.Kameyama is part of the growing list of Billionare who choose to keep their identity dark (or) go great lengths to protect their privacy. I wonder whether not running a publicly traded company directly gives these kind of people an advantage to secure their privacy over the counterparts who run businesses which fall into public scrutiny.

e19293001 9y ago
> "If my own daughter told me she wanted to be an adult film actress, I’d tell her, ‘look, there are risks, but it’s something for you to decide.” I learned that Stoics don't say, "Stop doing this, it's a sin." Instead they say, "Don't do this because it will make you miserable." They don't say, "Pleasure isn't pleasurable." They say, "Endless pleasure becomes its own form of punishment."
gboudrias 9y ago
> "If my own daughter told me she wanted to be an adult film actress, I’d tell her, ‘look, there are risks, but it’s something for you to decide.” This is so similar to Thank You For Smoking, I have to wonder if that's where he got the idea from.
- adanto6840 9y ago
  Was my first thought as well, and is one of my favorite quotes from the movie -- the movie is fantastic & one of my favorites. Though I was half way expecting his answer to be, "if you really want to, I'll have my cameras rolling!" =)

e19293001 9y ago

> "If my own daughter told me she wanted to be an adult film actress, I’d tell her, ‘look, there are risks, but it’s something for you to decide.” I learned that Stoics don't say, "Stop doing this, it's a sin." Instead they say, "Don't do this because it will make you miserable." They don't say, "Pleasure isn't pleasurable." They say, "Endless pleasure becomes its own form of punishment."

gboudrias 9y ago

> "If my own daughter told me she wanted to be an adult film actress, I’d tell her, ‘look, there are risks, but it’s something for you to decide.” This is so similar to Thank You For Smoking, I have to wonder if that's where he got the idea from.

adanto6840 9y ago
Was my first thought as well, and is one of my favorite quotes from the movie -- the movie is fantastic & one of my favorites. Though I was half way expecting his answer to be, "if you really want to, I'll have my cameras rolling!" =)