I do deserve the right to whack off any time I want, and the government doesn’t deserve the right to tell me which sites I can visit.
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Submitted 6 days ago by WaffleWarrior@lemmy.zip to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
banning shit makes it worse
banning porn doesn’t erase it, but it ensures the volience around it grows, and it ensures that children will find it.
children smoke weed in countries where it’s illegal. also, read up on alcohol bans in various countries. it’s fun
maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I can’t say that I know of a single adult who isn’t against children being able to access porn. The question is: how exactly do you expect to achieve that without nuking porn as a whole?
First, if we decide that porn is just unacceptable to be available for anyone to see because children might access it, then who decides where to draw the line? Does hentai count? Or should it be banned as well? How about artistic nudity? Do painters get a pass? Does Hollywood get a pass? What about educational material? How realistic can a diagram of the reproductive system be before it’s bannable?
If we’re actually trying to restrict access to porn just from underage people, specifically, then how? I’m sure you’re aware of UK’s recent attempt to enforce online ID requirement under the premise of protecting children from harmful content. If that’s how, then why exactly does Spotify require an ID now? I’ve, personally, never gone there looking for porn. Same with YouTube, tbh. And also, why have people opposing such measures been visited, and questioned, by the British police?
Truth is: online ID is not about protecting children, it’s about governmental control, especially powerful for minority profiling. Anyone saying otherwise is either uninformed, lying, or just delusional. No one is opposing that children should get their access restricted, I’d say that’s not even just about porn, I don’t want to see children on Twitter, Reddit or TikTok either. The problem is doing that reliably, while respecting people’s right to privacy. Once there’s a real solution for that, I’ll support it. For now, the best solution we have is parental control, which was available for as long as internet has been a product. “Protect YOUR children” is no revolutionary take.
Acamon@lemmy.world 6 days ago
This. I don’t think children should watch porn, and tbh, I’d personally be fine if all porn was magically banned for everyone. But short of magic, that isn’t possible. Allowing a government to decide what is and isn’t banned, and justify controlling access to information while inevitably failing to actually prevent children accessing porn… is a terrible idea.
The negative costs don’t outweigh the plausible benefits. And if OP continues to claim that the debate is all porn addicts hoeny for filth then they are simply trolling and not genuinely interested in the topic.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Moving goalposts is a thing. It’s never gonna be from 0 to 100, it’ll move step by step. No thanks.
Whom do we harm with having a wank? Nobody. So stop worrying about it like an evangelist.
TheMinister@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
So you got many explanations about people’s worries regarding the massive privacy and Internet freedom concerns…and you just decided they’re all addicted to porn? Makes sense you’re not on the right side of this issue if that’s how you reason
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 6 days ago
I dedicate my next spite-ejaculation to you.
FridaySteve@lemmy.world 6 days ago
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
You’re facing down an unpopular opinion, but it’s mostly because you’re also obviously purposefully pretending that you don’t understand the real issue because I assume you’re trolling, bored, or maybe just a shitty person.
You’re presenting it as ‘kids shouldnt watch porn’ but completely ignoring the implications to individual liberty.
WaffleWarrior@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Ahhh yes. I’m a shitty person because I don’t think it’s smart to have children watch videos of a girl taking 3 dongs at once.
Clearly IM the immortal one 😅
Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Who should be responsible for monitoring how children play, their parents or rhe government?
Idreamofcheesy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Maybe parents should be responsible for setting limits on what their children can access, and the government should only be involved in parenting when it comes to issues of abuse.
Also there’s no concise definition of porn addiction, with some studies suggesting it isn’t a thing.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Yes, you are.
Kids don’t watch porn that early. And besides, I think it’s more harmful to try to censor people’s internet
LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 days ago
Lmao. You’re so weird. How much time do you spend thinking about porn that ‘a girl talking 3 dongs at once’ is your go to? Maybe you are addicted.
Stop thinking about kids and porn for a few minutes, you will feel better.