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jayeff · 04-02-2007, 02:58 PM

Grow up people. This isn't remedial school. What has "hating" got to do with anything?

Online porn is growing up. That's an inevitability. In another decade or so, it won't be recognizable as the same industry as today and most of the people who are here today will be gone and forgotten. In the long run, the only impact AFF's business "ethics" will have on anyone but themselves, is that the process might take a couple of years longer than it would if someone with their influence on the industry were pushing for higher standards and not trying to hold us back to lower ones.

In the short term, if anything emotional is involved at all, it's respect. You want to respect someone who apparently thinks that both this industry and the company of which it is part are unique? Go ahead. I'm damn glad I'm on the other "side", not least because the whole time Lars was laying low, barely a handful of people had anything good to say about him. Now he is back, they come out of the woodwork. In my book that makes them gutless, as well as stupid.

Lesson #1: no industry has ever stayed long in its wild west phase. Not one. Ever. Don't take my word for it, you can check for yourself.

Lesson #2: being a pioneer only gets you a place in the history books so long as you make it to the next phase. In every mature industry, you can about count on one hand, the number who were smart enough to know when to stop breaking rules and start using them. Again, check for yourself.

And you know what is the dumbest thing of all? This is supposed to be about money, but another inevitability of economic development cycles is that the real money starts when an industry gets to the next level. You want to be really smart? Forget about stealing from each other and get back to the business of selling. Sure it's harder, but it's going to get a lot harder. Where do you think you will be in 5 or 10 years, if you keep playing at the same-old, same-old, while new people are coming up who from day one have needed to be good enough to compete in today's market?

04-02-2007, 02:58 PM
jayeff Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 2,944	Grow up people. This isn't remedial school. What has "hating" got to do with anything? Online porn is growing up. That's an inevitability. In another decade or so, it won't be recognizable as the same industry as today and most of the people who are here today will be gone and forgotten. In the long run, the only impact AFF's business "ethics" will have on anyone but themselves, is that the process might take a couple of years longer than it would if someone with their influence on the industry were pushing for higher standards and not trying to hold us back to lower ones. In the short term, if anything emotional is involved at all, it's respect. You want to respect someone who apparently thinks that both this industry and the company of which it is part are unique? Go ahead. I'm damn glad I'm on the other "side", not least because the whole time Lars was laying low, barely a handful of people had anything good to say about him. Now he is back, they come out of the woodwork. In my book that makes them gutless, as well as stupid. Lesson #1: no industry has ever stayed long in its wild west phase. Not one. Ever. Don't take my word for it, you can check for yourself. Lesson #2: being a pioneer only gets you a place in the history books so long as you make it to the next phase. In every mature industry, you can about count on one hand, the number who were smart enough to know when to stop breaking rules and start using them. Again, check for yourself. And you know what is the dumbest thing of all? This is supposed to be about money, but another inevitability of economic development cycles is that the real money starts when an industry gets to the next level. You want to be really smart? Forget about stealing from each other and get back to the business of selling. Sure it's harder, but it's going to get a lot harder. Where do you think you will be in 5 or 10 years, if you keep playing at the same-old, same-old, while new people are coming up who from day one have needed to be good enough to compete in today's market?