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>You should tell the porn industry so they adapt their business model. Where have you been the last 50+ years? Porn has been and continues to be under constan
by qball 8y ago
>You should tell the porn industry so they adapt their business model.
Where have you been the last 50+ years? Porn has been and continues to be under constant attack by society. In the United States, even the First Amendment hasn't been as solid a defense as its wording would make it seem for pornographic works, and some states still have laws on the books banning "obscene devices" (though admittedly sex toys aren't speech)
People don't like others having sex, don't like knowing about it (unless they themselves are horny and want to see it, but heaven forbid anyone else be allowed the same privilege, which is the main reason you see so many anti-gay male politicians being caught in compromising positions with other men), and want to control everything about it.
There are two evolutionary reasons for this.
The first is pregnancy; and the difference between societies that have evolved without access to effective natural birth control and ones that have is as stark as you'd expect it to be.
The second is scarcity, which is related to the first thing (i.e. people weigh sex against major negative consequences if having sex can have major consequences), but can be slightly abated by a massive distribution network of pictures and videos of sex (while not the same thing, unlike physical hunger sexual appetite can be satisfied by the equivalent of simply looking at a picture of a tasty meal for a few minutes).
Modern society has only had 50 years with technology that does those two things reliably. Society at large just hasn't had enough time with these factors in play to loosen up, but the cracks are beginning to show.
- Razengan 8y agoAn other reason might be that almost all animals seek to control their peers' access to mates. Humans have developed elaborate bullshit to achieve basically that. Monogamy, possession, shame.
- qwerty456127 8y agoI don't say monogamy is a natural rule everybody should follow but it also is not unnatural "bullshit" invented by humans. As far as I know many wild species are monogamous. Many bird species in particular. I don't mind anybody being polyamory (and even some sort of adore them for breaking a taboo) yet many people are happy in monogamy and they are not necessarily constraining themselves artificially. Also shame can hardly be considered "invented" - whenever you feel that blushing you don't invent it, it's a physical body reaction although particular reason behind usually is "invented".
- ndnxhs 8y agoShame and peer pressure are also good things often. They help us collaborate and prevent us from acting selfishly. We shame those who do things like litter or steal which prevents this behaviour. If you steal from your friends you will be excluded from their social circle which is enough reason to not do it.
- Razengan 8y agoI wouldn't say often. Shame and peer pressure are usually used against someone that a larger group already dislikes. "Acting selfishly" is also a common victim-blame. Not sharing your lunch money with povert bullies, or loving someone you love instead of whomever other people want you to love.
- Razengan 8y agoI was speaking of repressive cultures, especially those with far less choices available to women.
- solidsnack9000 8y agoThese are typically cultures also where men have few choices. There is probably no way that a sustainable advantage of one sex over the other, in a reproductive sense, could be maintained by evolution.
- Razengan 8y agoI’ll correct myself: far fewer I’m ashamed.
- solidsnack9000 8y agoMonogamy is pretty much limited to birds. It's uncommon in mammals and in primates in particular. It's interesting that humans arrived at it.
- Razengan 8y agoDid we ever arrive at it? Even though most of us may desire lifelong partners, sexual monogamy is mostly socially-induced, not a natural instinct; indeed, social/sexual monogamy usually goes against our natural instincts. Throughout our history, it's also mostly practiced out of necessity/pressure by the underclasses/commoners* of human society, not the rulers/leaders/wealthy. * (not counting prostitution)