We may not still be in a golden age of porn, but there have never been more stories about the people making it—and why. Suzy Weiss spoke to author Allie Rowbottom about her new book this week.
From ancient Greek Pottery (depicting every sexual permutation), to Chinese drawings, to Pompei, to Kama Sutra, to - post Guttenberg publishers quickly realizing that , yes, the Bible was a best sellers, but quickly followed by sexual tomes etc. Recall, Erich Segal, of Love Story fame, was a Harvard scholar specialized in books of Antiquity. He found that the best sellers were - as today - those "romantic" claptrap that now have ripping shirts from gym-worked bodies on their cover.
The big difference now is that access to images and texts are free. Unless you count the value of time people spend looking at these.
If this is a problem that requires solution, the obvious one would be to charge for accessing these sites. Having anything for "free" - moneywise - always has unpredictable harmful consequences, be it goods or "services" given away for nothing - are never highly valued.
Who knows, people may then re-learn that investing time and bits of efforts of doing - finding good matches - is better than watching.
"Was Sex Better in the ’80s?" asks Suzy Weiss. Are you kidding? Sex was Great in the 80's. Sex was wonderful in the 80's. Look at my little icon on the left of this comment box and you will know why it was so great! Suzy Weiss was probably not a glint in her father's eye, in the 80's. Then, of course, the specter of AIDS rose its ugly head. And everyone freaked out; as everyone always freaks out at something they don't understand, á la Covid. But the 80's (and the 70's) were a wonderful time to be alive. Before wokeness became manifest. And all the BS we have today in the U.S. was nowhere to be found.
Things be instant and available and easy make them less valuable, less appreciated. That applies to lots of things. Pornography being one of them, for better or worse.
It's fine for kids to watch porn.
From ancient Greek Pottery (depicting every sexual permutation), to Chinese drawings, to Pompei, to Kama Sutra, to - post Guttenberg publishers quickly realizing that , yes, the Bible was a best sellers, but quickly followed by sexual tomes etc. Recall, Erich Segal, of Love Story fame, was a Harvard scholar specialized in books of Antiquity. He found that the best sellers were - as today - those "romantic" claptrap that now have ripping shirts from gym-worked bodies on their cover.
The big difference now is that access to images and texts are free. Unless you count the value of time people spend looking at these.
If this is a problem that requires solution, the obvious one would be to charge for accessing these sites. Having anything for "free" - moneywise - always has unpredictable harmful consequences, be it goods or "services" given away for nothing - are never highly valued.
Who knows, people may then re-learn that investing time and bits of efforts of doing - finding good matches - is better than watching.
It was the “80s” folks, not the “80’s”. I recognize a plural when I see it.
Sex was only better in the ’80s because I was 40 years younger.
I don't know if sex was better in the 80's but I was in college and there was a whole lot of sex happening everywhere.
You know, men were also objectified by porn.
"Was Sex Better in the ’80s?" asks Suzy Weiss. Are you kidding? Sex was Great in the 80's. Sex was wonderful in the 80's. Look at my little icon on the left of this comment box and you will know why it was so great! Suzy Weiss was probably not a glint in her father's eye, in the 80's. Then, of course, the specter of AIDS rose its ugly head. And everyone freaked out; as everyone always freaks out at something they don't understand, á la Covid. But the 80's (and the 70's) were a wonderful time to be alive. Before wokeness became manifest. And all the BS we have today in the U.S. was nowhere to be found.
Things be instant and available and easy make them less valuable, less appreciated. That applies to lots of things. Pornography being one of them, for better or worse.