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I have nothing of substance to add to this comment, but I agree with absolutely everything you've said, and I hope you don't get downvoted. I can't really add

I have nothing of substance to add to this comment, but I agree with absolutely everything you've said, and I hope you don't get downvoted. I can't really add any nuance, because I don't know where in the weeds we might disagree. I realize that my comment isn't very substantive, and I'm pretty low-karma, but I think you're generally a thoughtful commenter from what I've seen, and I think more people need to read what you've said and mull it over and at least do the thought exercise of seeing how they might agree with you, even if they determine that they ultimately do not agree with you. Please, let's legalize and regulate prostitution.

DoreenMichele 9y ago
Thank you. For the record, I an not for legalization and regulation. I think if I want to service a guy for a few bucks, the only thing the government should concern itself with is me reporting that as earned income on my taxes. Here is a recent comment by me trying to clarify my understanding of the difference between legalization and decriminalization, which is something poorly understood and is a topic with lots of contradictory information: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16673076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16673076
- arthur_pryor 9y ago
  oh interesting, esp in light of your other comment's statement that regulated legalization hasn't made things better for sex workers in vegas. i think i need to run some errands and do some work instead of scouting bandcamp and reading HN, but i hope to read your time link and mull that stuff over later this afternoon/evening. thanks for the opinion/info, even if i don't have a reply while anyone's still reading this thread (though i'll try to reply regardless if i think i have something worthwhile to say, if only to get it out for myself). i would say that even if i stay thinking that regulation is the right thing in principle, i'd hope that it'd not be so draconian as to impinge on small independent operators (a la the blind eye turned to homebrewing and your average poker game). without further reading/consideration, i'd still think that a business composed of multiple people involved in prostitution, or a business space specifically devoted to it, might be things subject to regulation? or maybe not even that, i dunno. i'm a big believer in civil liberties and personal freedom, but i'm also not much for libertarianism (because it doesn't seem like it always does a good job of maximizing freedom for most people when you take into account how people behave in groups).

DoreenMichele 9y ago

Thank you. For the record, I an not for legalization and regulation. I think if I want to service a guy for a few bucks, the only thing the government should concern itself with is me reporting that as earned income on my taxes. Here is a recent comment by me trying to clarify my understanding of the difference between legalization and decriminalization, which is something poorly understood and is a topic with lots of contradictory information: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16673076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16673076

arthur_pryor 9y ago
oh interesting, esp in light of your other comment's statement that regulated legalization hasn't made things better for sex workers in vegas. i think i need to run some errands and do some work instead of scouting bandcamp and reading HN, but i hope to read your time link and mull that stuff over later this afternoon/evening. thanks for the opinion/info, even if i don't have a reply while anyone's still reading this thread (though i'll try to reply regardless if i think i have something worthwhile to say, if only to get it out for myself). i would say that even if i stay thinking that regulation is the right thing in principle, i'd hope that it'd not be so draconian as to impinge on small independent operators (a la the blind eye turned to homebrewing and your average poker game). without further reading/consideration, i'd still think that a business composed of multiple people involved in prostitution, or a business space specifically devoted to it, might be things subject to regulation? or maybe not even that, i dunno. i'm a big believer in civil liberties and personal freedom, but i'm also not much for libertarianism (because it doesn't seem like it always does a good job of maximizing freedom for most people when you take into account how people behave in groups).