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Workaccount2 ◴[] No.44398082[source]
I'm more interested in the downsides of not having ID verification. We have an entire generation of humans raised with effectively no verification going back 30 years now. So what is the data? Why is a high barrier so important that every adult has to annoyingly climb over it with all sorts of friction?
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isodev ◴[] No.44398580[source]
I think having to codify "obscenity" so deep into the law to even make it become an exception to free speech is an indicator of a bigger problem. I know the US is generally a lot more conservative about this, but it really feels like more extreme forms of religion/politics are relying on the popular vote to shortcut solutions.

No child was ever damaged from getting a glimpse of a very normal adult human interaction. When young people are old enough to be curious about this (e.g. they're looking to access spicy content), the correct approach IMO would be an open dialogue from their parents and extensive education/access to age-adapted materials in school. There is nothing dirty, shameful or obscene about sex, it's a natural process. It's also not scary, and it can be practiced safely and responsibly.

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1. elcritch ◴[] No.44399867[source]
Pornography isn’t sex. It doesn’t promote healthy sex from the statistics I’ve seen. Many teenagers now think that doing sex acts they see online before even ever kissing is normal.

I also suspect it’s at least partly linked to declining reproductive rates. It’s the same as freely available sugar. Human ape brains weren’t evolved to handle this sort of easy access high dopamine stuff.