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I agree: don't do things you're ashamed of. Meanwhile, while it may not fit the quick-buck model implied here, I suspect there are many untapped opportunities

by uberc 18y ago

I agree: don't do things you're ashamed of. Meanwhile, while it may not fit the quick-buck model implied here, I suspect there are many untapped opportunities in classy or mainstream pornography or erotica. Having just read the long and rewarding Playboy interview of Steve Jobs from the mid-80s (currently on the HN homepage), I'm reminded that the world is waiting for a new generations of what might be called respectable pornography.

angstrom 18y ago
"respectable pornography" There's a misnomer if ever I saw one. The only way those 2 words go side by side is the day a porno wins "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards. I don't disrespect people who work in the porn industry. However, naivety aside, unless you are lucky enough not to have to deal with Protestant America, your'e better off not going down that road.
- jacquesm 18y ago
  The only difference between porn and art is the lighting :)
  - ahoyhere 18y ago
    And the plot. And the quality of the plastic surgery. And the quality of the set. And the hirsuteness of the male "models" (ugh).
    - nailer 18y ago
      Anatomie L'Enfer is a good mix between both.
  - lsb 18y ago
    And the models' hourly rate.
- xayide 18y ago
  Midnight Cowboy received Best Picture in 1970 according to imdb. This movie can hardly be considered pornography by today's standards, but it was about a male prostitute and rated X.
- tdavis 18y ago
  Pirates 2: Stagnetti's Revenge was absolutely hilarious. Like a comedy, with free porn.