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Originally Posted by Centurion
It's not about losing wood, it's about being less loose with signing up for sites.
Before you laugh and say there is no such thing as surfer paranoia, I've got a couple of friends who have said they aren't going to be joining any new porn sites for awhile because of fear of their name being found out and getting back to their wives. They said they would wait to see if Bush & company get smacked back down or if the right wing gets even more powerful.
I'm not at all saying this is a BIG factor now. It isn't. What I am saying is that it's something we need to be aware of. No matter how much we want to dismiss the ability to "frighten" people, the religous right is growing in it's power and abilities to do just that.
Sure..the "chronic masterbators" are always going to sign up. Those that still are leary of the net and especially identity theft/loss of privacy are now being given more reasons to be cautious.
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I think it's got FAR more to do with identity theft and privacy concerns with the site operators themselves stealing their shit than the government. It's such a strange concept unless your friends are part of the tinfoil brigade or by close association with you are more knowledgeable about the govt's movements and therefore more educated than the average surfer. The other consideration could be the types of sites they personally enjoy. If i was a max hardcore fan i might think a little more about legalities of signing up than to playboy.com.
I just really don't think your friends are representative of your average surfer. I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm sure the govt is a tiny tiny factor somewhere, as im sure el nino is. i just don't think it's going to affect signups until they start locking joe surfer up for surfing a porn site.. which isn't ever going to happen unless something so drastic happens that this conversation will be the least of our concerns - ie meteors destroy all blue states and every ACLU member and a fanatical doomsday christian cult takes over.
And even then they will be so repressed they will all have year long subs to euro sites.