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Wow this is really interesting suggestion. I'm firmly in the "porn and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race" camp. We require actual age v
by paulddraper 3y ago
Wow this is really interesting suggestion.
I'm firmly in the "porn and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race" camp.
We require actual age verification for tobacco and alcohol. I don't see a reason not to require the same for porn.
That said, I am interested in the most effective ways to keep tobacco, alcohol, and porn out of the hands of minors.
- johngladtj 3y agoWe should not require it for those things either.
- paulddraper 3y agoReally? Twelve year old wants to buy a six pack and you say okay here you go kid.
- moonchild 3y agoI agree that widely available pornography has probably been a net negative for society. However: 1. I'm not convinced that it is markedly worse than other harmful content which is now widely available on the internet. 2. I don't think efficacy should be the primary consideration. For instance, mass censorship is rather effective, but clearly unconscionable. I'm not sure if you can make a cure which isn't worse than the disease.
- paulddraper 3y agoI imagine you can, given how bad the disease is.
- DropInIn 3y agoUnless you legislate age restriction on the Bible you can't reasonably argue for porn restriction... Images of consenting adults is a far cry less offensive and damaging than parables and stories explicitly stating girls should be fed to rape crazed mobs in order to protect "special guests", amoung many other horrors....
- willcipriano 3y agoMany of the women involved are too intoxicated to consent, or so drug addicted they feel they dont have another choice. Furthermore, much of the content on these sites is revenge porn and posted without consent.
- throwaway98721 3y agoI think you're confusing websites. Pornhub requires verification of consent and removed all unverified/not professional videos.
- willcipriano 3y agoHow does porn hub verify they aren't drug addicts?
- throwaway98721 3y agoWhy would it? Even drug addicts are capable of consent.
- Contusion3532 3y agoI'd argue that this view is a bit misogynistic because it doesn't attribute women with having agency.
- DropInIn 3y agoAnd there's the misogyny masquerading as feminism Get out of here with that faux feminism bs
- paulddraper 3y agoI disagree
- tibbydudeza 3y agoOnly in puritan US is there such nonsense as age verification for booze and cigs yet you can go out and shoot up your school. LOL. Kids will do stupid things and test their boundaries - they will drink , smoke weed and have pre marital sex - best to do is that you as a parent have instilled some values and advice how to do it responsibly.
- badpun 3y agoIn non-puritan countries there are still age restrictions for cigarettes and alcohol, but you cannot get a gun easily. Seems like it doesn’t have anything to do with puritanism at all, and the main differentiating factor is just US’s love affair with guns.
- tibbydudeza 3y agoYes advertising restrictions for tobacco companies but there is no need to produce a govt ID when purchasing vapes, booze or cigs. You just walk up and the cashier eyeballs you and if you an obvious minor but then you get a friend that plays sports to buy it - just seem like a silly liability waiver for not getting sued when Timmy DUI's and wipes out somebody.
- badpun 3y ago> Yes advertising restrictions for tobacco companies but there is no need to produce a govt ID when purchasing vapes, booze or cigs. What country do you have in mind specifically? I live in a non-puritan country (Poland) and we absolutely need to produce the ID.
- throwaway98721 3y agoYou live in the most puritan country in EU. Polish women have to illegally (because your country made it illegal for pregnant women) cross borders to have medically necessary abortions and then they will be persecuted if they return. Anyways, I never had to produce ID when I bought alcohol and cigarettes while I visited Poland.