'The Internet is for Porn' – Blackmail in 2033

Re:'The Internet is for Porn' – Blackmail in 2033 by andrewflnr on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @12:36PM (#4386775)

  Familiarity frequently breeds tolerance (at least, when
  the subject matter is consensual and, within its
  own framework, non-transgressive)

FWIW, the qualification in parentheses is superfluous. Familiarity breeds tolerance even when the subject matter is utterly immoral. I suspect this will be painfully clear by 2033, if we're not too tolerant to notice.

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Re:'The Internet is for Porn' – Blackmail in 2033 by jhuckestein on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @12:46PM (#4386821)

I agree. Always remember morality isn't absolute though. Morality is defined by your peers/culture just as much as tolerance is. For example, some people think same-sex marriages are immoral and others think it's immoral NOT to allow them.

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Re:'The Internet is for Porn' – Blackmail in 2033 by andrewflnr on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @09:53PM (#4389525)

Actually, I do believe morality is absolute. This would be more painfully clear by 2033, but it looks like we're already too tolerant to notice so I don't have much hope.

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