Can I rant about sex work for a moment? (self-repost)

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[–]numbmylove 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (11 children)

Its almost like decriminalization and standardization would be the best option.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (10 children)

Yeah, I feel that it is the best option given our current level of social maturity. HOWEVER, if we were a mature race of conscious beings, there most likely wouldn't be things like prostitution or adultery or forced marriage or any of that degrading bullshit. If we were mature, these things would be disposed of.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

any of that degrading bullshit.

That's the problem with humans. Everyone disagrees about what is "degrading."

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 4 fun -  (8 children)

You are right, that doesn't mean there isn't degrading shit out there.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Mostly the minimum-wage cycle where people live paycheck-to-paycheck with more than 50% of their income going to rent.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (6 children)

Yes, that is really degrading, but so is chasing monetary enrichment through orgasmic pleasure. It's like the monkeys who immediately started prostitution after being introduced to money.

[–]C3P0 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Prostitution predates money. Women used to trade sex for things like protection, shelter, and food--wait that is just like modern relationships.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think you can back this claim up. If you can, I'd be interested. Also, I highly doubt that EVERY modern relationship (or ancient ones) are done solely for protection, shelter, food, and sex. You have a very material-focused mind, much like the common masses.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Straw man. You are inserting the words, "EVERY" and "solely" into my claim.

You have a very material-focused mind

Ad hominem. Don't you think it's a bit hard to make any conclusions about a person from two sentences in a online forum.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sometimes it can be. Not always

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Hmm, so you was once based

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't really know what that term means. If you mean that I once drank some sort of kool aid, then yes. When you grow up in crazy right-wing circles, the childish response is to see what the crazy left-wing circles are all about. I'm just glad those parasites don't control me as well as they control you.