Ruminations on the Future
The sex trade is here to stay
- Major advances in software algorithms and image manipulation have been drive by it
- The “feelies” of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World are not far away
Adverse legislation will only drive it underground, making it dangerous
It will always be worth a lot of money
Notes:
In spite of Biblical, fundamentalist, societal, moralistic, political, sociological, or medical proscriptions – it’s been with us for > 4,000 years (or perhaps 400,000,000, if you consider evolutionary evidence). Animals seek pleasure, sometimes over
Science fiction has largely be the predictor of science fact – and Huxley is not alone in his predictions
There is already a “game chair” with complete surround sound built in (including a speaker between the legs, reminding me of the Sybian)
The moral fabric of a people is not woven with the thread of law. The law is merely a reflection of the whole cloth. You cannot legislate morals – you can only teach them by example (ex. crooked politicians)
Prostitution in Netherlands and Germany; abortion in countries where it is illegal
A fool and his money deserve to be parted, but not all procurers are fools. Vice is nice! Pelf, filthy lucre, ill gotten gains, paying the mortgage.