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Originally Posted by A1R3K
bingo.
my crusades are almost over as well. the time that i spent trying to wake up a bunch of nitwits about .xxx could have well been spent harvesting leads for my mainstream technology company or sound and lighting business. then you have the content theft issues and crusades to shut down one site. i'm almost over it. this industry doesn't care about itself, why should i continue to care about it. i respect will for what he is doing, i know the shoes he is walking in. i am sure he is getting as tired of this fucking zango thing as i am of the .xxx and the content theft b.s.
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I share your pain. I sent a bunch of emails from different accounts opposing the .xxx shit. Hopefully that situation will work out
The problem with this industry is that any idiot with a computer and internet connection can be in "business". It is a little harder these days, but now we have a lot of people entrenched in the industry (program owners, etc..) who made easy money early on, have huge egos, and really no ethics or business sense.
The other problem is the same that you see on this messageboard. People are not face to face, they are more likely to do something shaddy because they feel they have annominity behind a keyboard. The same way people act like jackasses on here. really no different. I bet 95% of the people who " steal " online would never break into someone's house etc..
On a side related note, as far as general perception from the public, the hardcore shit doesnt help us either. Lots of people push the envelope and when people see rape, scat, beastiality, sites, etc.. they lump us all together. Some people choose to promote those sites because by pushing the envelope it will give you an oppertunity to make more money. They also feel anonymous and that they wont get caught and/or doing nothing wrong. The other issue that is different is our industy is that to some people this extreme shit is more of a lifestyle than a business. Some of those people don't even have the perception of trying to be professionals, it's their life style and they happen to make money from it too.
This industry is different in so many different ways. I really feel the only way we will ever have a chance is the good people need to seperate themselves from the bad. As it is now, we are all considered bad.