The legalization of Pornography

Deleted Account · Aug 28, 2017

Buzz Lightyear said: ↑

OK, good point. There are two possible responses to this:

1] That pornography IS physically damaging to the brain. For this to gain traction, organizations such as Nofap would have to continue educating the public. There is a possibility of this going mainstream [the toxic combination of minors and porn] as people are starting to talk about porn more openly in mainstream culture. I notice there are a few documentaries on Netflix [oh, the irony that I can not watch them. I have a problem, being in a foreign country, with enabling my status to mature audience].

2] That though tobacco and alcohol are indeed physically damaging there is also a moral/ cultural element to there restriction from minors. In theory, children have equal opportunity in a meritocracy via universal education. Dabbling in intoxicants and stimulants would only hinder their chances to improve their station in life.

Of the half of the population that are more libertarian-minded [where the issue of freedom trumps morality], perhaps a fair few would be persuaded by one or the other, or both of the arguments above.... which is only what would be required given that the other half of the population, already morally adverse to pornography, wouldn't even need the above reasons. Here is a good chance for a solid majority.

[Actually, I think this issue of pornography might the one moral issue to win out even with a lot of libertarians... as many libertarians are also morally conservative. A morally conservative libertarian would also have to be very doctrinaire to reject this smallest of regulation on the porn industry]

Yes, in theory it should be the parents responsibility to supervise their children. And yet they need to be empowered to do that. The government is not required to enforce this law. All government would do is pass a law requiring companies/ service providers to tweak the technology. This would not involve a blanket ban, or even a censoring of content, but just the provision of a solid option whereby parents can simply choose whether to enable or disable pornographic content. Think of it as governments equipping parents with a set of tools, not telling them what to do or how to use them.

I'd be interested in hearing from parents who are against their children watching porn, and yet feel frustrated in their ability to 'police' it.

What constitutes porn? Explicit sexual content... not p-subs.
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I still disagree with your need to involve the government. There's no reason for parents to feel frustrated with the inability to control their kids from watching porn. Take away their computer and put it in a public space in your house, change the password so they can only use it when you're home. There. Problem solved, no government necessary.

Deleted Account · Aug 28, 2017

Or use one of the many porn blockers that already exist... Or don't freaking give your 14 year old kid a smart phone with unlimited internet access. Be a parent and do your job.

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