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[drewkitty]

From "Mother Earth Mother Board" by Neal Stephenson:

"[A] big space ringed by anxious, ignorant, heavily armed men, looking outward. Inside that perimeter, a surprisingly small number of hackers wander around through untidy offices making the world run."

What do I do for a living?

I train the anxious, ignorant, heavily armed men and occasionally translate for them.

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[drewkitty.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I don't know any specific communities . . . I have a career and try to fit a life into the small cracks. I'm also not sure that there is any community on LJ that indulges in 'intelligent, non biased discussions.' If you find one, please let ME know.

Some people use the term 'pornography' to refer to the mass of pornography that objectifies and demeans women, and 'erotica' to refer to the rest.

Some pornography is demeaning, certainly. (Google 'gonzo' for extreme examples.)

Unhealthy is an open question. Some psychologists and other observers note that pornographic fantasies can lead to fetishes and deepen someone's involvement in increasingly inappropriate sexual activity.

Belief is what one does in the absence of facts. There have been studies linking pornography to crime but the last I looked, the jury is still out and there's a lot of controversy on this point.

The inevitability of arousal when confronted with stimulus is part of the baggage we carry as biological creatures.

I'd prefer personally not to have certain garbage in my head. But I'm not comfortable with state censorship over the behavior of consenting adults.

Be well.