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There's some theory that pornography is a primary driver of historical progress. Art, technology etc. I can't remember what it's called. It is hard to deny all
by netcan 6y ago
There's some theory that pornography is a primary driver of historical progress. Art, technology etc. I can't remember what it's called.
It is hard to deny all the pioneering work done by pornography. Arguably, the oldest known motif is "venus of willendorf" figurines, contemporary with this site (and that dick pic). One is the oldest known ceramic artifacts. Others represent pioneering examples of carving techniques.
Many narrations of the european renaissance think advancements in statuary and painting techniques to have been the vanguard to renaissance science, philosophy and such. Many were erotic, like michelangelo's david.
The first widespread commercial uses of photography and cinema were pronographic. Some of the earliest ecommerce was porn. They pioneered large scale streaming video.
Currently, porn is a driver of VR tech. I will grant that gaming is the primary driver, another perennial pioneer of tech/media. But... If you want to watch VR films... there aren't any. A handful of non-porn films exist, but they're basically demos. There are a handful of music videos too, but very few. Porn though... Porn already has a full VR inventory!
Without dick pics, we would have never had writing.
- orthecreedence 6y agoThis is really interesting, thanks for the comment. When I see things like drawings of genitalia on walls drawn 30,000 years ago, I tend to not think of humanity as some juvenile species but rather feel very connected to our proto-selves. It's fascinating to me that a lot of the things we thought about or conceptualized then are the same things we do now. Obviously our experience is much more expansive now, but like you mentioned, a lot of the base motivations are the same. I always wonder too if people 50,000 years ago laughed when someone farted like we do...
- netcan 6y agoI am absolutely sure of it! Babies think farts are funny.