I have literally never been able to give a shit about 'art theft' or piracy or any other intellectual property infringement because it has always been exceedingly plain to me (though in different terms) that digital technology is simply a means of production that is incompatible with and held back by these relations of production - that the notion of property and ownership is something that must be applied and enforced with great effort over a domain that otherwise operates much better without it

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I've been following this lady on TikTok who runs an anti-porn account out of what I can only describe as sociological curiosity. Basically, when I first encountered her videos I sniffed out pretty quickly that she was both a) very very cishet and b) a religious conservative and listening to her talk about sex and relationships has become this fascinating window for me into how The Other Side lives.

Like one of the main conceits of her content revolves around the fact that men have to constantly fight against being overcome by lust, which is hilarious to me, someone who has read fanfiction, because acting like cishet men are somehow uniquely prone to being gooners is so deeply ignorant of how anyone outside a religious conservative community lives.

I would argue that the fanfic girlies are honestly even bigger gooners than most cishet guys. The average straight dude jorks his peanits a couple times a week by going to pornhub and looking up "milf" or "big boobs". Fanfic Enjoyers meanwhile are stroking their shit nightly to a bespoke selection of niche kinks and hyperspecific scenarios drawn from their childhood trauma that would have the average person gasping and keeling over in shock like a victorian socialite who just caught a glimpse of another woman's stockings. The fact that this has bled out into mainstream erotica makes it even more laughable. You've got straight girls on TikTok posting about Penelope Douglas books and you're gonna come on Chappell Roan's internet and say men are the ones "living in lust"? Give me a break

The other thing I find fascinating about her is that the way she talks about finding out that your bf or husband watches porn frames it as on par with being cheated on and a traumatic experience from which you can never fully recover. I think this was where the sociological fascination kicked in for me because as someone in a proud gooner for gooner marriage I *needed* to get a better understanding of her perspective on this.

What I found is that, from her perspective, your partner being sexually attracted to someone other than you indicates that you are not enough for them. That if they truly loved you, if they actually meant it when they said you're the only one they need, that being attracted to you and your body would proclude them from being horny for anyone else. For her and the women who follow her, their husbands looking at porn isn't just a sin, it's an insult to them personally. To them it means that they aren't attractive enough to keep their men from looking elsewhere.

And like not to be one of those 'humans are not naturally monogamous' bitches but like what a sad, insecure way to live your life.

Like it's so funny hearing her talk about all the things that porn can lead to. She's like "oh if your man uses porn he'll cheat on you, he'll leave you for a younger woman, he'll loose interest in you" and it's like no babe, you are marying men who don't like you because you're a fucking religious conservative and you're only dating men who are religious conservatives. They do not give a shit about your feelings because they only care about having A Wife and A Family. I guarantee you if you expanded your dating pool even a little bit it would not be hard to find a man who both watches porn and respects you

The way conservatives think about sex like this ACTIVELY creates predators. Look at the Duggars. Jim Bob taught his son's to look at the ground when he said Nike to avoid being tempted by pretty women.

I'm sorry there's no universe where that doesn't actively put the mindset of "I am a dangerous animal incapable of control" into a child's mind. Just like how we all thought ppl were gonna give us weed in the bathroom. These boys grow up believing any fucking woman who is nice to them or dresses a little more scantily is actively trying to tempt them....

so the deadly mcdonald's outbreak of shiga toxin-producing e. coli was thought to be from contaminated onions, and the onions tested negative for that specific deadly strain of e. coli, but then they found out the onions were contaminated with a completely different strain of e. coli. life comes at you fast

Finished a thing!

piercing damage go uwu (stabs you)

"the world isn't kind" ok??? Much more importantly are you?????

"the world isnt kind" skill issue. I am

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Me: Man I hope my blueberries are ok, I left them in my hot car for a bit

The avaricious mold spore:

god bless the ao3 users with public bookmarks who have the same taste as you and who read/bookmark often. love getting lost in someone's bountiful bookmarks for days, you're rly doing a public service

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it never ceases to amaze me how these self proclaimed feminists will routinely side with the most disgusting misogynistic men on the planet just because they hate trans women that fucking much. how anyone could think this is good for women is beyond me.