deftlydexterous

Saying that you would never pay for something, or that people shouldn't have to pay for something, is not the same as saying that it has no value. Many people would like free healthcare, but not because they think it has no value. Also, keep in mind that many people visiting websites that are showing your material illegally have no idea that its illegal or hurting anyone.

The porn scene is only going to get worse for traditional companies if they dont change things up. Its an unfortunate situation in some ways. Music piracy has not been shown to have a negative effect on musician's income, though technelogical changes, greed, and poor management have hurt corporate profits of some large record labels. The music industry tried to counter with $0.99 cent songs on itunes and the like, and it worked to an extent, but it was too little too late for the corporate industry to keep sucking in the profits they were used to. They hurt not because of piracy, but because of an unwillingness to change with the times.

On the other hand, streaming semi-pirated porn has completely disrupted the porn industry, which is trickling down to the actress and workers that deserve the payment most. There is no going back though.

Ideally, porn would be free, and you would still get paid. This is very possible, look at pandora, the radio, youtube, etc. It requires a shift in the way porn websites do business though. Its no longer reasonable to expect someone to pay a monthly subscription to a single website. Large companies come in and do what large companies do; they try to maintain the status quo despite changing markets, and attempt to maintain their profits at the expense of the people they work for and the consumers. Part of the responsibility to incite this change is with the actors. Unfortunately, porn companies have a greater leverage over their employees than most, since the people involved are often in less than ideal circumstances to "fight the man." Cam girls are the best response Ive seen from the talent involved, theyre adapting to a new market.

I had (maybe still have?) a kids science book made for kids under 10 from long ago. Teaches you how to make black power, build boats, operate a geiger counter, all sorts of cool stuff.

In the back, there is an unused coupon where you can mail away for radioactive material from ground zero of Hiroshima for like 75 cents. Pretty baddass.

"What is the difference between that, and money laundering?" "Its hard to say"

How have you changed your habits, if at all, to manage COVID risk for you and your audiences? How has it changed the experience of being a musician?