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> Nepal has banned all pornographic sites in 2018.

by terminous 3y ago

skullone 3y ago
All we had back in my day was our imagination anywars
- wkat4242 3y ago
  You didn't have a modem? Even in the 80s there was an animation format called GL (not at all related to OpenGL) for pornographic animations. Which were pretty repetitive and basic but they served the purpose. Also pay TV channels at the time were full of porn and pretty easy to crack for a horny tech teenager. And if "your day" was even further back the 60s and 70s were pretty wild with actual in person sex (tbh I wish society hadn't reverted back to prudeness from that but luckily there's plenty of communities that aren't) Ps banning porn is pretty severe IMO.
  - steve_taylor 3y ago
    “reverting back to prudeness” is a matter of perspective. We’re a species that has domesticated itself for its collective good. Part of making progress towards that was changing our approach to mating from a free-for-all to something strictly regulated by culture. It could be said that we’ve been reverting back to our pre-civilisation free-for-all for the last 60+ years.
    - wkat4242 3y ago
      I don't really care about our species. More about self discovery without artificial social taboos. Mating was so regulated by culture (mostly religion though) due to the obvious link to the procreation thing, but these days those are no longer coupled so the taboos aren't necessary.
      - kelipso 3y ago
        > I don't really care about our species. People would be smart to ignore you then.
        wkat4242 3y ago
        That's fine, our species is still growing by the billions so enough people are taking care of that. They don't seem to take care of leaving the planet habitable though, which is IMO a much more urgent problem than any perceived social decline.
      - SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
        It sounds like you need to discover something bigger than yourself.
        wkat4242 3y ago
        I like discovering other communities but not our species as a whole. In fact it makes me pretty depressed reading the news lol. We're not very good at looking after ourselves or the planet.
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      - otabdeveloper4 3y ago
        > artificial social taboos Like consent? The "I do" in the marriage isn't a romantic gesture, it's a legally binding contract for consent to sexual relations. Society has accidentally rediscovered that marriage is the only way to have sex that isn't technically rape.
        wkat4242 3y ago
        > Society has accidentally rediscovered that marriage is the only way to have sex that isn't technically rape. Ehhh no. Simply asking for an explicit yes is fine here too by law. Of course taking into account that this can be revoked at any time and must be obeyed. And even within marriage it's not legal to force someone to have sex. At least here in Spain it's much more about spending ones life together, shared ownership and parenthood etc than about sex. Of course you wouldn't marry someone you don't ever want to have sex with but it doesn't mean you are obliged to do so. Marital rape is unfortunately a thing. On the other hand, open marriages are also a thing. I often engage in sexual practices with married people with the spouse even present (and often active with someone else). It's not rape :). Just harmless and fully consensual fun. Consent is actually a huge thing in the more promiscuous communities these days. Often people even make contracts (though this is more common in BDSM than in the Swinger community)
  - 1over137 3y ago
    Maybe not only prudeness, but the rise of STDs like AIDS.
    - wkat4242 3y ago
      I doubt it. Condoms are a pretty great solution for that.
      - aodonnell2536 3y ago
        Considering AIDS wasn’t around yet at that time, I’m pretty certain that the rate of AIDS had increased drastically since then
  - lo_zamoyski 3y ago
    Prudeness? You have no idea what you're talking about. This accusation of "prudeness" is precisely the kind of insult predatory men hurled at women during the '60s and '70s to try to coerce women into bed. "What are you, a prude? A square?" It is actually libertinism that has bred the widespread sexual dysfunction that we are seeing. Pornography is utterly deranging, and in such an insidious way, the poor schmuck doesn't even know how damaged and warped he's become, how enslaved. Its production and distribution at the very least should be criminalized, and taboos that shame and stigmatize its consumption should be revived and promoted in the media. Alas, corrupt governments back pornography because of its utility in controlling the populace.
    - wkat4242 3y ago
      > Prudeness? You have no idea what you're talking about. This accusation of "prudeness" is precisely the kind of insult predatory men hurled at women during the '60s and '70s to try to coerce women into bed. "What are you, a prude? A square?" It is actually libertinism that has bred the widespread sexual dysfunction that we are seeing. We can have a consent culture and healthy and open sex lives. For example swinger clubs and polyamory are becoming more common again despite explicit consent being totally normal these days. But the other side society of seems to frown more and more on such things. And I'm not accusing an individual of anything. Just describing society as a whole. In particular people are becoming more and more concerned about what other adults consensually do in the bedroom again. Even though it's none of their business. Like transphobia, homophobia, porn.. 10 years ago people wouldn't pass judgment on those things. > Alas, corrupt governments back pornography because of its utility in controlling the populace. So instead of this you advocate... controlling the populace using legal, media and social pressure?: > Its production and distribution at the very least should be criminalized, and taboos that shame and stigmatize its consumption should be revived and promoted in the media. I'm sure you know that telling people what to think isn't going to work.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  Relevant comedy skit. NSFW and shared history (but not explicit/porn): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UArQNEqZjAY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UArQNEqZjAY
  - Waterluvian 3y ago
    Free speech is just the best thing ever.
    - quickthrower2 3y ago
      Always defend free speech!
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698969 3y ago
(read: all the popular ones at the time)

> Nepal has banned all pornographic sites in 2018.

skullone 3y ago

All we had back in my day was our imagination anywars

wkat4242 3y ago
You didn't have a modem? Even in the 80s there was an animation format called GL (not at all related to OpenGL) for pornographic animations. Which were pretty repetitive and basic but they served the purpose. Also pay TV channels at the time were full of porn and pretty easy to crack for a horny tech teenager. And if "your day" was even further back the 60s and 70s were pretty wild with actual in person sex (tbh I wish society hadn't reverted back to prudeness from that but luckily there's plenty of communities that aren't) Ps banning porn is pretty severe IMO.
- steve_taylor 3y ago
  “reverting back to prudeness” is a matter of perspective. We’re a species that has domesticated itself for its collective good. Part of making progress towards that was changing our approach to mating from a free-for-all to something strictly regulated by culture. It could be said that we’ve been reverting back to our pre-civilisation free-for-all for the last 60+ years.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    I don't really care about our species. More about self discovery without artificial social taboos. Mating was so regulated by culture (mostly religion though) due to the obvious link to the procreation thing, but these days those are no longer coupled so the taboos aren't necessary.
    - kelipso 3y ago
      > I don't really care about our species. People would be smart to ignore you then.
      - wkat4242 3y ago
        That's fine, our species is still growing by the billions so enough people are taking care of that. They don't seem to take care of leaving the planet habitable though, which is IMO a much more urgent problem than any perceived social decline.
    - SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
      It sounds like you need to discover something bigger than yourself.
      - wkat4242 3y ago
        I like discovering other communities but not our species as a whole. In fact it makes me pretty depressed reading the news lol. We're not very good at looking after ourselves or the planet.
        deleted 3y ago
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    - otabdeveloper4 3y ago
      > artificial social taboos Like consent? The "I do" in the marriage isn't a romantic gesture, it's a legally binding contract for consent to sexual relations. Society has accidentally rediscovered that marriage is the only way to have sex that isn't technically rape.
      - wkat4242 3y ago
        > Society has accidentally rediscovered that marriage is the only way to have sex that isn't technically rape. Ehhh no. Simply asking for an explicit yes is fine here too by law. Of course taking into account that this can be revoked at any time and must be obeyed. And even within marriage it's not legal to force someone to have sex. At least here in Spain it's much more about spending ones life together, shared ownership and parenthood etc than about sex. Of course you wouldn't marry someone you don't ever want to have sex with but it doesn't mean you are obliged to do so. Marital rape is unfortunately a thing. On the other hand, open marriages are also a thing. I often engage in sexual practices with married people with the spouse even present (and often active with someone else). It's not rape :). Just harmless and fully consensual fun. Consent is actually a huge thing in the more promiscuous communities these days. Often people even make contracts (though this is more common in BDSM than in the Swinger community)
- 1over137 3y ago
  Maybe not only prudeness, but the rise of STDs like AIDS.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    I doubt it. Condoms are a pretty great solution for that.
    - aodonnell2536 3y ago
      Considering AIDS wasn’t around yet at that time, I’m pretty certain that the rate of AIDS had increased drastically since then
- lo_zamoyski 3y ago
  Prudeness? You have no idea what you're talking about. This accusation of "prudeness" is precisely the kind of insult predatory men hurled at women during the '60s and '70s to try to coerce women into bed. "What are you, a prude? A square?" It is actually libertinism that has bred the widespread sexual dysfunction that we are seeing. Pornography is utterly deranging, and in such an insidious way, the poor schmuck doesn't even know how damaged and warped he's become, how enslaved. Its production and distribution at the very least should be criminalized, and taboos that shame and stigmatize its consumption should be revived and promoted in the media. Alas, corrupt governments back pornography because of its utility in controlling the populace.
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    > Prudeness? You have no idea what you're talking about. This accusation of "prudeness" is precisely the kind of insult predatory men hurled at women during the '60s and '70s to try to coerce women into bed. "What are you, a prude? A square?" It is actually libertinism that has bred the widespread sexual dysfunction that we are seeing. We can have a consent culture and healthy and open sex lives. For example swinger clubs and polyamory are becoming more common again despite explicit consent being totally normal these days. But the other side society of seems to frown more and more on such things. And I'm not accusing an individual of anything. Just describing society as a whole. In particular people are becoming more and more concerned about what other adults consensually do in the bedroom again. Even though it's none of their business. Like transphobia, homophobia, porn.. 10 years ago people wouldn't pass judgment on those things. > Alas, corrupt governments back pornography because of its utility in controlling the populace. So instead of this you advocate... controlling the populace using legal, media and social pressure?: > Its production and distribution at the very least should be criminalized, and taboos that shame and stigmatize its consumption should be revived and promoted in the media. I'm sure you know that telling people what to think isn't going to work.
quickthrower2 3y ago
Relevant comedy skit. NSFW and shared history (but not explicit/porn): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UArQNEqZjAY https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UArQNEqZjAY
- Waterluvian 3y ago
  Free speech is just the best thing ever.
  - quickthrower2 3y ago
    Always defend free speech!

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698969 3y ago

(read: all the popular ones at the time)