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[–]JulienMayfair 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I know a bit about the porn industry having lived in California and known a few people involved in it. It's not a nice business. One guy I knew had a job as a recruiter, which meant he would hang out in places frequented by young men who came to Hollywood looking to make it in show business. He would strike up conversations with them and then maneuver it around to mentioning ways they could make a little money. He eventually quit doing it because he said he felt too guilty at what he was getting them into.

From another perspective, I think ubiquitous porn is having some negative effects on young gay men. I grew up before the internet when gay porn was buying a magazine in a bookstore or getting a videotape. So you were limited in how much of it you could consume. If you were young, it was hard to access it at all. Nowadays, look at all these kids on subreddits like AGB who think they have to shave themselves like porn actors or who think that porn sex is a way to be a good lover.

[–]Preachy_Jerk 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Do you think that erotica that emphasized health, respect, discipline and self-development would necessarily be a negative influence? Maybe we're just doing it wrong.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think that’s a reasonable take. There’s another comment on this thread about how porn isn’t going to go away and all we can do is mitigate the damaging effects and change the industry from the inside out. The industry is enormous though and the abusive culture is so interwoven I don’t even know how someone could go about changing it.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Those are good points. Porn wasn’t so bad when it was difficult to access and you had to pay for it. Now you can find it by typing it on a search bar on any internet device. This is why I don’t like the idea of minors owning smartphones.