[lbo-talk] Capitalism and porn

[Wojtek S]

[WS:] I think their argument makes sense - the consumption of
pornography, which is a form of a chemical addiction - changes
expectations about sexual relationship to the point that few human
partners are able to meet (especially that they have to work and take
care of domestic chores.)  So it is not that the quality of actual
relationships deteriorated, but rather that the expectations about
these relationships changed as a result of pornography, and in
comparison to these unrealistic expectations the actual relationships
look bleak.

I am not sure if some of the assumption this argument makes are true
(e.g. the addictive nature of porn) but the argument itself is pretty
consistent with the notion of conspicuous consumption driving
expectations, which in turn increase even more conspicuous consumption
- as Veblen and Galbraith argued.  In other words, it is the
conspicuous consumption argument applied to sex.

Wojtek

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:37 AM,  <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> Everyone will excuse me for pointing to one of the worst written articles I've read in a long, long time. But I find it hard to believe that the sexual lives of young men and women is as bleak as it suggests.
>
> http://www.truth-out.org/capitalism-and-loneliness-why-pornography-multibillion-dollar-industry/1324586390
>
> Does anyone know whether their description of sexual realities is true? Other research perhaps?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joanna
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