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Originally posted by hershie
do they make decisions in a vaccum, as in are there public hearings or consultations amongst its member banks, users, investors or the various Visa International regional affilaites...that take place before major decisions are enacted?. If so, what is on the table for discussion this year?
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I don't think they make decisions in a
true vaccum, but these are essentially bankers and finance guys. They don't really trust public relations people or pollsters...the folks who could tell them what the public is thinking. So, in a manner of speaking, they make decision is a sort of "cone of ignorance."
Believe me, I've dealt with these people. They tend to talk with and listen to others who look, feel and think exactly as they do. Add to that the notion that some wacko right wing or religious group starts a boycott of VISA...which would not work but is brings enormous pressure.
Plus, frankly, in this business we are not very good at flogging the PR dog ourselves. I mean think of it, online porn is what, an 80 billion dollar business or something? Whatever the numbers, this isn't three guys in long coats looking at grainy black and white photos of a fat whore anymore. This is an industry that caters to literally tens of millions of people in just the US...and yet, everyone (politicians, moralists, etc.) act as if no one really buys this material...it is merely out there.
Damn, soap box. Sorry. But, you get my point. No, I doubt VISA would try to actually stop adult sites. But I do believe they are going to make it harder and harder to run a business in the adult community.
Brutal