Well, at least your name fits the topic. welcome to the Escapist, everyone here loves porn. there's really no arguing with us over that. its almost as pointless as arguing over the validity of video games.
in the past kids were also useful long before they are now, I dont mean child labor but an apprentice ship system, now we tend to have to be in school for a very long time before kids are considered useful to society, aside from something to protect and a scape goatZachary Amaranth said:Okay, one more.
Not to mention, people stay "kids" longer these days. Historically, you started your own family much earlier. And how do we start families, kids?Worgen said:historicly kids have probably been exposed to sex much younger then they are today even with porn considering that for more of human history families would live together in single room houses
think about that for a min
By screwing like bunnies, generally traditionally in wedlock (but not necessarily).
The last sixty years started to offer changed views, as that's when the age of consent laws and protection for young girls really started to show up (In the states and other Western cultures). The fifty years before that were also a pretty big step in that direction. People always tend to white wash history and match modern ideals (or the "right" ideals) with thinking of the period.
I know, that sounds made up. I'd have thought the internet would be at least 60% porncheshitescat said:Porn only makes up 12% of the internet?
I have to agree that people are becoming more responsible when it comes to coitus, and I'll be the first to say that the act itself is pretty awesome, but I think his point was that he doesn't like the idea of small children being introduced to sex before they've even gone through puberty.Pirate Kitty said:Violent crime is down. People are waiting longer to get pregnant. Condoms are more available than ever.
Sex is the most natural thing in the world. Wanting to fuck as much as you can as often as you can is in our DNA.
There is no problem here.
Lol ya right waiting longer. its getting worse. Plus that DNA bullcrap. With all this talk of how we should follow science and be better people shouldnt we acsend from our animlistic behaviors. We dont need sex all the time. I see teenagers 13-17 having sex and having kids. Its disgusting.Pirate Kitty said:Violent crime is down. People are waiting longer to get pregnant. Condoms are more available than ever.
Sex is the most natural thing in the world. Wanting to fuck as much as you can as often as you can is in our DNA.
There is no problem here.
How unattributed can they be if they are from current and former pornstars x]Zachary Amaranth said:Nice handful of unattributed quotes.
Ah well.
You know what's easier to access? TV. Sorry, but there's sex on broadcast, and you don't even need to pay for it.
The topic at hand seems to be at least one part "Things are worse now than when I was young," And trust me, it ain't true. If teen pregnancy and the like weren't down, if the average onset of sexuality were really all that different, maybe.
Eh, it was worth the shot. It does look like more than a few peeps agreed on the topic though :]megaman24681012 said:Well, at least your name fits the topic. welcome to the Escapist, everyone here loves porn. there's really no arguing with us over that. its almost as pointless as arguing over the validity of video games.
I am likewise baffled and repulsed by the very prospect of momentarily glimpsing another dude's junk, let alone voluntarily watching/looking at media that practically revolves around it, but thankfully the porn industry has an answer to that too. If you can't guess what it is, here's a hint: it starts with an "L" and ends with "esbians".canadamus_prime said:Personally I will never understand porn, why the hell would anyone want to see that shit??
I can understand the appeal of a nude woman, but the sight of another man's junk makes me queasy.
I wonder what's the logic with literally being "half" supportive of homosexual rights.Gildan Bladeborn said:I am likewise baffled and repulsed by the very prospect of momentarily glimpsing another dude's junk, let alone media that practically revolves around it, but thankfully the porn industry has that too.
If you can't guess what that is, here's a hint: it starts with an "L" and ends with "esbians". Straight guys are actually the primary audience, presumably because there are folks like us who find guys repulsive but have no problems whatsoever with naked ladies.
I wouldn't really read acceptance of the homosexual lifestyle into your average straight guy's fascination with lesbians, anymore than I would read bigotry into how watching gay porn (of the two or more dudes variety) makes your average straight male kind of want to barf. It's certainly a double standard in the eyes of many to be sure, but it's really got nothing to do with ideology in the first place.Gentile said:I wonder what's the logic with literally being "half" supportive of homosexual rights.Gildan Bladeborn said:-snippety-
A quick question though, why would you think a mass sterilization (whether permanent or temporary) wouldn't work and that we should therefore try to remove our own sex drive? What would it matter that if we were still a passionate, sex loving species even after a massive sterilization were to occur? The population then would obviously drop dramatically, solving the overpopulation problem, and as a result we as a people would still be able to thoroughly enjoy our sex drives, with the most prominent and most likely negativity cut out.AnythingOutstanding said:The original thought is that chaotic and unchecked birthrates is going to leave our planet dry. Since adequate space travel is turning out to be a pipe dream, it doesn't look as though we will be able to spread to other planets and use those resources. Controlled birth rates suit both situations of both discovering and not discovering quick space travel. But unfortunately, we cannot control birth rates through artificial reproduction as long as humans are able to reproduce on their own. So my next thought was ''sterilization.'' Unfortunately, this alone would cause massive unrest for generations to come from people who still have their sex drives speaking to them. Which leads to the point that sex drives just get in the way of any plans to control birth rates.OptimisticPessimist said:No, it doesn't. The most glaring problem I see is that if you've never had sex, what the fuck do you think qualifies you to make that kind of judgement call? The other is that you're talking about taking out one of the best parts of life. I mean, I just cannot imagine a world without sex, but I'm guessing it'd be something shallow and sterile. Sex isn't just a means of reproduction or a source of pleasure, although it serves admirably for both. It's also a level of intimacy that transcends what one feels on a day to day basis. It's a connection, it binds people together. Sex is a celebration of the very things that make us human. To talk so casually, so coldly about just getting rid of that is monsterous. It's inhuman. It's frankly terrifying.AnythingOutstanding said:Don't be absurd, of course not.OptimisticPessimist said:Wow. I just...wow. Dude. That's kinda fucked up. I could kinda see where you're coming from, but at the same time I can't. Just out of curiosity, have you ever had sex?
I'm afraid that this is the opposite of fucked up. This is completely logical and practical. The more we have control over, the less chaos there is the world. And the less chaos, the better.
I sincerely hope this make sense.
This is not the disappearance of a human's own humanity. Humans still have culture. And they will form new culture in time after sex drives are engineered out.
I understand why you think it is monstrous. You still have your sex drive speaking to you. What you imagine is a wound from direct removal and a void. However, time heals all wounds and this is no different.
Then don't have a computer. And if you must have one learn how to use it before you let your kids on it.thahat said:most parents i know are to a-technical to follow their kids online, hell, i could elude my eniter famaly, including my uncle who's good with pc's by the age of 8...Sheinen said:snip.